RSSFido
Mar 04
Life, Names animal, latin No Comments
Definition:
dog
Description:
A popular name for dogs, it actually derived from the Latin word for ‘trusting’
It seems that dogs have always been a faithful companion for humankind.
Feature Word: Cold Enough to Freeze the Balls off a Brass Monkey
Definition:
Really, really cold!
Description:
In the pirate days, the ships were all equipped with cannons. The cannon balls were places upon a holder that were called ‘Brass Monkeys’ Since the metal used to make the cannon balls were extremely different from the metal used to make the brass monkeys, on an extremely cold day, they would contract at different rates (Different metals react differently to temperature). The cannon balls would literally fall off the holder when the temperature drop to the extremes. Hence the term.
Source:
origin unknownCooked His Goose
Mar 04
Everyday, Life, Oddities animal No Comments
Definition:
Did him in
Description:
An old story relates that a medieval town under siege hung a goose from a tower, symbolizing the stupidity of the attackers.
The attackers were so enraged that they burned the town, thereby literally cooking the townspeople’s goose.
Cold Enough to Freeze the Balls off a Brass Monkey
Mar 04
Life, Maritime animal, military, ship No Comments
Definition:
Really, really cold!
Description:
In the pirate days, the ships were all equipped with cannons. The cannon balls were places upon a holder that were called ‘Brass Monkeys’ Since the metal used to make the cannon balls were extremely different from the metal used to make the brass monkeys, on an extremely cold day, they would contract at different rates (Different metals react differently to temperature). The cannon balls would literally fall off the holder when the temperature drop to the extremes. Hence the term.