The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships which would bear the brunt of a naval battle. In the rear of the naval squadron, a third admiral would …

Jul 12, 2020 · Rear-Admiral Miller, in command of the Pacific station, who is now at Honolulu on the flagship Philadelphia, believes that Japan is planning to prevent the annexation of the …

Sep 9, 2015 · In US Naval lore there's the story of Rear Admiral David Farragut at The Battle of Mobile Bay where he was said to have shouted "damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" …

Dec 16, 2014 · The author then discusses Rabelais, Shakespeare's Henry VIII(I, I, 206), and other tasty bits, and finishes his analysis of the sources with the work of Vice Admiral Sir John …

May 7, 2011 · The point of "making a silk purse out of a sow's ear" is that only rich people had silk purses. Poor people would be much more likely to make a serviceable but inelegant purse …

Jul 1, 2012 · A driving car makes a different sound than a car that is starting up. A driving car might purr if it's a good car, or hum or drone.

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Nov 28, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

Oct 5, 2016 · Similar and related to k1eran's answer, countryfolk would meet the criteria for being a closed compound, and carry the same effective meaning as country people in this context.

Jun 9, 2016 · That is, a trifle. Patootie is taking on the meaning of "rear end" by the late '30s, and somewhere between there and the '60s we have the emergence of "I don't give a horse's …