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  2. Old fashioned (cocktail) - Wikipedia

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    Smoked Old Fashioned, Restaurant R'Evolution, the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. The original old fashioned recipe would have showcased the whiskey available in America in the 19th century: Irish, Bourbon or rye whiskey. [30] But in some regions, especially Wisconsin, brandy is substituted for whiskey (sometimes called a brandy old ...

  3. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).

  4. Old-fashioned - Wikipedia

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    Old-fashioned may refer to: Old fashioned (cocktail), a whiskey cocktail Old fashioned glass, a type of drinking glass named after the cocktail; Old Fashioned, a 2015 film by Rik Swartzwelder "Old-fashioned" (short story) a 1976 short story by Isaac Asimov; Old Fashioned (horse), a racing horse; Old-fashioned three, a basketball term

  5. 175 old-fashioned baby names that are ready for a refresh

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    75 Old-Fashioned Boys Names The top names for boys in the early 20th century included John, William, James, George, Robert and Richard. In 2021, the name Mac rose in popularity 260 spots and ...

  6. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...

  7. Changes to Old English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Old English dēor, gesceaft, gesceap, nēat and iht were all eclipsed by 'animal', 'beast', 'creature' and 'critter'. ācweorna: squirrel. Displaced by Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).

  8. Terminology of homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The tribade was the most common (vulgar) lesbian in European texts for many centuries. 'Tribade' occurs in English texts from at least as early as 1601 to at least as late as the mid-nineteenth century before it became self-consciously old-fashioned—it was in current use for nearly three centuries. [12]

  9. Groom (profession) - Wikipedia

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    Stablehand is a more old-fashioned term; the variation stableman usually applies to an experienced adult, the lowest rank stableboy (corresponding to the first origin of groom) rather to a minor and/or trainee. The historical synonym [h]ostler has meanwhile developed (in the United States) a new meaning of "rail employee".