to spin sb a yarn
71drag — v 1. haul, hale, lug, draw, pull, strain; tow, take in tow, tug; trawl, troll, trail. 2. dredge; rake, harrow, grade. 3.(all usu. in reference to irrelevant matter) introduce, insert, bring in, put in, stick in, pop in, slip in, work in, worm in …
72Pearls Before Swine (comics) — Infobox Comic strip title=Pearls Before Swine caption= The four main Pearls Before Swine Characters.From top to bottom: Rat, Zebra, Pig, Goat. creator=Stephan Pastis current= status=Running syndicate=United Feature Syndicate publisher= Andrews… …
73Old English Sheepdog — A show standard Old English Sheepdog Country of origin England Traits …
74Amoskeag Manufacturing Company — The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was a textile manufacturer which founded Manchester, New Hampshire. From modest beginnings in near wilderness, it grew throughout the 19th century into the largest cotton textile plant in the world. At its peak …
75Combing — For the video visual defect artifact, see Interlace. Noble comber in Bradford Combing is a method for preparing carded fibre for spinning. It separates out the short fibres by means of a rotating ring of steel pins. The fibres in the top it… …
76maguey — /mag way, meuh gay /; Sp. /mah gay /, n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, esp. the cantala, A. cantala. 2. the fiber from these plants. 3. a rope made from this or a similar fiber. [1545 55; < Sp < Taino] * * * ▪… …
77fall foul — verb a) To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon) He was, literally speaking, drunk; which circumstance, together with his natural impetuosity, could produce no other effect than his running immediately up to his daughter, upon… …
78Pearls Before Swine (comic strip) — Pearls Before Swine The four main Pearls Before Swine Characters. From left to right: Zebra, Rat, Pig and Goat. Author(s) Stephan Pastis …
79lie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. prevaricate, falsify, deceive; recline, rest, be situated; extend. See falsehood, deception, location, horizontal. Ant., fact, truth. lie detector II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intentional… …
80dilate — I. v. a. Expand, extend, enlarge, widen, distend, swell. II. v. n. 1. Expand, widen, be distended. 2. Expatiate, descant, enlarge, dwell, be diffuse, be prolix, launch out, branch out, spin a long yarn, beat about the bush …
