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brown study
Deep thought; absence of mind. "He is in a brown study," i. e. in deep thought, or intent upon his b...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Child, Francis J.
(1825-1896) English scholar, b. at Boston, Mass., was a prof. at Harvard, one of the foremost stude...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cry'd no-child
a woman cried down by her husband. Lane. NO-CHILD is supposed to be a corruption of NICHIL, i. e. NI...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Child, Mrs. Lydia Maria (Francis)
(1802-1880) Was the author of many once popular tales, Hobomok, The Rebels, Philothes, etc. ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin