How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
angle with a silver hook — a failed fisherman who buys his fish to take home, using silver coins in the past … Dictionary of ichthyology
catch fish with a silver hook — obsolete to pretend to have caught fish which you have bought An expression among anglers, where such behaviour is opprobrious, as was that of the man who liked to shoot with a silver gun. See also angle with a silver hook, which was… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Edge (wrestler) — Edge Edge at WWE s Tribute to the Troops in 2010. Ring name(s) Adam Copeland[1] Adam Impact … Wikipedia
fish quotations — an arbitrary selection follows and also includes proverbs, rhymes, fragments of show tunes, and ditties (as Q lacks piscine entries). Some other proverbs appear in the letter files: 1 Anaximander says that men were first produced in fishes, and… … Dictionary of ichthyology
de Havilland Mosquito — DH.98 Mosquito The Mosquito B Mk XVI ML963 of 571 Squadron this aircraft was lost on an operation to Berlin in April 1945 … Wikipedia
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Taikyoku shogi — Taikyoku shōgi (大局将棋 ultimate chess ) is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game was created around the mid 16th century (presumably by priests) and is based on earlier large board shogi games. Before the rediscovery of taikyoku … Wikipedia
