Davidb's entries
Here's the list of entries submitted by davidb — There are currently 14 entries total — keep up the great work!
empailler | Stuff with straw (the skin of dead animals that you want to keep). | added 7 months ago |
fourchette | Aux échecs, attaque par un pion de deux pièces à la fois. | added 7 months ago |
krenitz | "Krenitz" is a play on words for "Crown Heights", in the tiny village of New York City. | added 1 year ago |
afflictions | a cause of persistent pain or distress | added 1 year ago |
Amish | a religious group in the US that live in a traditional way, mainly by farming, and refuse to use modern technology. The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptists in 1693 led by Jakob Ammann. Those who followed Ammann became known as Amish. In the second half of the 19th century, the Amish divided into Old Order Amish and Amish Mennonites. The latter do not eschew motor cars, whereas the Old Order Amish retained much of their traditional culture. When people refer to the Amish today, they normally refer to the Old Order Amish. | added 1 year ago |
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi | Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi is a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. | added 2 years ago |
birds of the feather flock together | People who are alike physically tend to congregate and socialize together, despite government efforts at forced integration. | added 2 years ago |
bird's-eye view | a view seen from high above | added 2 years ago |
wise head on young shoulders | A child or young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more experience of life | added 2 years ago |
go take a jump in the lake! | a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you. | added 2 years ago |
Axinomancy | divination by means of the movements of an ax placed on a post | added 2 years ago |
Breeches Part | a theatrical role that is regularly or frequently played by an actress in male costume | added 2 years ago |
Whiffle | to flourish a sword in sword dancing so as to produce a whistling sound | added 2 years ago |
verlan | Forme d'argot dans laquelle les syllabes des mots sont inversées. | added 3 years ago |