A goose (pl.: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white...

the "winter revelling season". Traditions include feasting on 'Martinmas goose' or 'Martinmas beef', drinking the first wine of the season, and mumming...

other's hair using the grease or oil they had available, such as butter or goose grease. They used wool carding tools to detangle their hair, kerosene, and...

from the utility for $2 million. In 2020, a judge struck down the city of Goose Creek's attempt to annex and then take over the power supply of a local...

she and her brother Andreas met Daniel, she became known as "the golden goose of the Cravinhos family." Another point of conflict was the loss of her...

style. Phrases and expressions such as "Hold the phone!" or "wild goose chase" are usually followed by literal interpretations of the phrase mentioned...

often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to...

only from the nineteenth century, and in North America the older Mother Goose rhyme is still often used. The oldest children's songs of which we have...

Roy" July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01) 610 / 69 N/A Jenn learns that Roy Garber's "perfect, just like me" was more than a catch-phrase when she's tasked with transporting...

is also home to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Once a refuelling point for plane convoys to Europe during World War II, CFB Goose Bay is now operated as a NATO...

Weekend, starring Ray Milland. 187 17 "The Phrase Is Familiar" Richard Michaels Jerry Mayer January 15, 1970 (1970-01-15) Warlock tutor Professor Poindexter...

No. "The Wørd" Guest(s) Introductory phrase Original air date Production code 492 "None" Alan Colmes, John King None January 5 5001 Colbert announces that...

advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with—Mother Goose" and because most people used this pronunciation. He added the "Doctor (abbreviated...

Celtic Christians depicted the Holy Spirit as a goose called Ah Geadh-Glas, which means wild goose. A goose was chosen rather than the traditional dove because...

22 p625, ed. Wess.; Plaut. Amphit. I.1.306; Persius, V.82). Hence the phrase servos ad pileum vocare is a summons to liberty, by which slaves were frequently...

the creation of alliterative phrases where each word literally starts with the same letter; for example, "humble house", "potential power play", "picture...

Voice Trumpet rises and says 'YOOH' and then the Teletubbies copy that phrase. The Teletubbies watch Alex Pascall and some children go looking for birds...

wedding in Cakeland (Tarts and Flowers, 1950), ride the clouds with Mother Goose (Goofy Goofy Gander, also 1950), or face an underwater tribunal of outraged...

Anger" contained flash and flair redolent of mid-70s Camel classics The Snow Goose and Moonmadness. Dahlstrom, Tyrell (March 11, 2019). "Virgin Steele: A Retrospective...

(1954): "The media are not toys; they should not be in the hands of Mother Goose and Peter Pan executives. They can be entrusted only to new artists because...

is in French, but when pronounced, sounds similar to the English "Mother Goose Rhymes"), in which he is allegedly the editor of a manuscript by the fictional...

is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including...

from about the 8th to the 15th centuries. The 12th-century Icelandic Gray Goose Laws state that Swedes, Norwegians, Icelanders, and Danes spoke the same...

Mother Goose, traditional teller of fairy tales, is often associated with spinning. She was known as "Goose-Footed Bertha" or Reine Pédauque ("Goose-footed...

important for 17 species of bird. They include pink-footed goose, dark-bellied brent goose, shelduck, pintail, oystercatcher, ringed plover, grey plover...

of poached fish. Other dishes are chicken paprikash, foie gras made of goose liver, pörkölt stew, vadas, (game stew with vegetable gravy and dumplings)...

typical Jew in Jesus's time had only one name, sometimes followed by the phrase "son of [father's name]", or the individual's hometown. Thus, in the New...

awards Evil Angel films have won: 1992 AVN Award - 'Best Film' for Wild Goose Chase 1993 AVN Award - 'Best Film' for Face Dance, Parts I & II 1997 AVN...

to the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack in the early 2010s, working with its house band The Forest Rangers (Davey Faragher/bass, John Philipe Shenale (Phil...

children's games include versions of tag, knucklebones, hopscotch, Duck, duck, goose and lagori, while marbles, top, hoop rolling and gully cricket are also...