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"The Eastern Kilkennies — may the knot hold": Puck (1904) hopes the Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria will debilitate both Japan and Russia The Kilkenny cats are a fabled pair of cats from County Kilkenny (or Kilkenny city in particular) in Ireland, who fought each other so ferociously that only their tails remained at the end of the battle.
Generally set when the ship is about to engage in battle or hostile activities. Helocasting: Jettison: To throw or dispose of something over the side of the ship. Ladder: Also known as a ladder well. Much like civilian stairs, however much steeper. [11] Leave: Vacation time nearly completely free unless an emergency recall occurs. [11]
This is a list of notable cookies (American English), also called biscuits (British English). Cookies are typically made with flour, egg, sugar, and some type of shortening such as butter or cooking oil, and baked into a small, flat shape.
The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel use which codes, as codes may have multiple meanings depending on the service.
No contest (abbreviated "NC") is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands, without a winner or loser. The concept carried over to professional wrestling , where it is far more common, usually scripted to further a feud , generate heat and/or protect a push .
3. Popeyes. People love Popeyes' biscuits almost as much as its fried chicken.They're "some of the best" fast-food biscuits out there, and they are really easy to split open to make your own ...
A cat kneading a soft blanket Cat kneading movements. Kneading (often referred to as making biscuits [1]) is a behavior frequently observed in domestic cats where, when a cat feels at ease, it may push out and pull in its front paws against a surface such as furniture or carpet, or against another pet or human, often alternating between right and left limbs.
The term catfight was recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary as the title and subject of an 1824 mock heroic poem by Ebenezer Mack. In the United States, it was first recorded as being used to describe a fight between women in an 1854 book written by Benjamin G. Ferris who wrote about Mormon women fighting over their shared husband.