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Etching by Jan Luyken showing the triumphant return of the shepherd, from the Bowyer Bible. Parable of the Lost Sheep (right) in St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland. The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus.
Webster's New World Dictionary derives skiddoo (with two d's) as probably from skedaddle, meaning "to leave", with an imperative sense. The word Skidoo was the name of a Lark-class racing sailboat that competed in races on Long Island Sound during the 1901 racing season. [12] The Skidoo competed every summer through at least 1904. [6]
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...
The "ranch" in 99 Ranch means freshness (“as if straight from a ranch,” Alice says) and the "99," in Mandarin Chinese pronounced jiu jiu,is a homophone for longevity. “The double meaning is 99%.
Leave may refer to: Permission (disambiguation) Permitted absence from work Leave of absence, a period of time that one is to be away from one's primary job while ...
A French leave, sometimes French exit, Irish goodbye or Irish exit, is a departure from a location or event without informing others or without seeking approval. [1] Examples include relatively innocuous acts such as leaving a party without bidding farewell in order to avoid disturbing or upsetting the host, or more problematic acts such as a ...
If you've been shopping in a big box retail store you've probably heard an announcement on the loudspeaker such as, "code yellow toys, code yellow toys." This "code" is one of many innocuous ...
The bottom line is that the definition of the middle class in California has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, driven by the rising cost of living for everything from food to rent.