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A wigwam for a goose's bridle is a phrase, meaning something absurd or a nonsense object, or latterly "none of your business". It is an old English phrase from the United Kingdom which later found particular favour in Australia, where its first recorded use is in 1917, [1] and also in New Zealand. [2]
Whim may refer to: Whim, U.S. Virgin Islands, a settlement; Whim (mining), a capstan or drum with a vertical axle used in mining; Whim (carriage), a type of carriage; Whim, a reissue of Adventures of Wim, a book by George Cockroft as Luke Rhinehart; Whim, a character in Jim Woodring's Frank; Sillywhim, a fictional female character in Wee Sing ...
Orbitofrontal cortex, part of the prefrontal cortex that shapes decision-making. In psychology, impulsivity (or impulsiveness) is a tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences. [1]
Columnist David Murdock finds following an author's advice on 'Whim' have helped him enjoy both the 'unusual' and 'usual' even more.
“A little different” Addressing that question has been Whim’s primary objective since Heaberg and business partner Will Gisel founded what was initially a boutique fashion brand in July 2019.
A large horse whim at a historic silver mine in Germany. A whim, also called a whim gin or a horse capstan, is a device similar to a windlass which is used in mining for hauling materials to the surface. It comprises a capstan or a wide drum with a vertical axle. A rope is wound around the drum, with both ends traversing several pulleys and ...
Raeford Benton Lynch, nephew to the bald Jeeter, is a cipher, remarkable only for being gangly and horse-faced. On a whim, he accepts a job "digging holes" for Mr. Claude Ellwyn Overhill, who drives a motley assortment of riff-raff around the south, disinterring and relocating the denizens of graveyards that had to be moved to make room for development.
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