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gammon gammon
gammon nonsense, rubbish. First recorded in the early 18th century; the origin is uncertain, but the term was first used in criminals' slang in give gammon ‘give cover to (a pickpocket)’ and keep in gammon ‘distract (a victim) for a pickpocket’.gammon and spinach... Read more
the Martyrs of Salem Witchcraft or the Martyrs of Salem Witchcraft or
Witchcraft; or, the Martyrs of Salem (1847), a play by Cornelius Mathews. [Bowery Theatre, 5 perf.] Gideon Bodish ( James E. Murdoch) comes to the defense of his morose, memory‐haunted mother, Ambla ( Mrs. Wilkinson), when she is placed on trial for witchcraft. The court is heavily... Read more
the Bowery the Bowery
the Bowery [Dutch Bouwerie =farm], section of lower Manhattan, New York City. The Bowery, the street that gives the area its name, was once a road to the farm of New Amsterdam Governor Peter Stuyvesant, who is buried at St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, an Episcopal church. The mail route (est. 1673) to... Read more
Bowery Theatre Bowery Theatre
Bowery Theatre (New York). Originally planned as the Bull's Head Theatre after a tavern on the site, it was opened in 1826 as the New York Theatre, Bowery. The name never took and it was always known simply as the Bowery Theatre. In its early years the house was the major competition to the Park... Read more
Dog Drama Dog Drama
Dog Dramas. In the 1840s Barkham Cony and Edwin Blanchard introduced plays at the Bowery Theatre in which trained dogs took a significant part in the action: holding villains at bay, rescuing the heroine, or uncovering evidence that exonerates the hero. With titles such as The Planter and His... Read more
Richard Allen Posner Richard Allen Posner
POSNER, RICHARD ALLEN "[A] pragmatic approach [to lawisone] that is practical and instrumental rather than essentialist—interested in what works and what is useful rather than in what 'really' is. It is therefore forward-looking, valuing continuity with the past only so far as such... Read more
Lower East Side Lower East Side
LOWER EAST SIDE LOWER EAST SIDE of Manhattan in New York City lies east of the Bowery and north of Fulton Street. Its northern boundary is less clear. Some commentators draw it at Fourteenth Street. Others set it further south on Houston Street. The latter is more accurate, but many sites... Read more
goes goes
goes he that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing involving oneself in debt is likely to lead to unhappiness; proverbial saying, late 15th century.what goes around, comes around often used as a comment on someone becoming subject to what they have visited on others. This modern saying (of US origin)... Read more
Shoeless Joe Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson (Joseph Jefferson Jackson), 1887-1951, American baseball player, b. Brandon Mills, S.C. Holder of the third highest (.356) career batting average in major league history, Jackson was banned from baseball in 1921 for his part in the 1919 Black Sox scandal . He is said to have... Read more
chloral hydrate chloral hydrate
chloral hydrate , central nervous system depressant that is widely used as a hypnotic, or sleep-inducing drug. Chloral hydrate is the common ingredient, along with alcohol, in what are popularly known as knockout drops or Mickey Finns; the combination can induce acute intoxication and coma.... Read more

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