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21the robin and the wren are God’s cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God’s mate and marrow — Marrow is an obsolete word (except in dialect), meaning ‘something that makes a pair with another’. The rhyme is found in a variety of forms, as in a 1508 J. SKELTON Poems (1969) 45 The prety wren..is our Ladyes hen. 1787 F. GROSE Provincial… …
22List of birds in Canada and the United States — This list of birds in Canada and the United States is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species known from the North American continent north of Mexico as of July 2008.North American birds most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was… …
23List of birds of Canada and the United States — A five year old Golden Eagle North American birds most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was connected to the continent as part of the supercontinent Laurasia until around 60 million years ago.[1] Many groups occur throughout the northern… …
24Raiders of the Lost Ark — This article is about the film. For the video game, see Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game). Raiders of the Lost Ark Original theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel Directed …
25List of schools in the East of England — The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in the East region of England. You may also find of use to find a particular school. See also the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom.Listed by local education authority… …
26Bett — 1. Auf dem Bett der Ehre haben viel tausend Platz, ohne einander beschwerlich zu fallen. – Eiselein, 72. 2. Auf guten Betten liegt man hart. – Erklärung, 18; Lehmann, II, 31, 50; Henisch, 342. Wenn man vor Sorge, Kummer oder Schmerz nicht… …
27Huhn — (s. ⇨ Henne). 1. Ae jeder muss seine Hihner salwer trampen. – Lohrengel, II, 5. 2. Ae lûs (kluges, pfiffiges) Hohn läät og alt ens en de Bröönässle. (Düren.) – Firmenich, I, 482, 21. 3. Alte Hühner legen nicht mehr. 4. Alte Hüner, die nicht… …
28there are more ways of killing a dog than choking it with butter — See also the adjacent entries (there are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream, there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it). 1845 W. T. THOMPSON Chronicles of Pineville 35 There’s more ways to kill a dog besides choking… …
29Chad Basin — The Chad Basin, also known as the Lake Chad Basin, is a large lowland area in north central Africa. In all directions from the center of this area the elevation changes are gentle. The Chad Basin is an endorheic (closed) basin its water does not… …
30List of Oklahoma birds — The List of Oklahoma birds lists every wild bird species ever seen in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, as recorded by the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee. The following markings have been used:* (I) Introduced: Birds that have been introduced to North …
