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Bookmark or Share- Why does a Cheshire cat grin, and how long has it been doing so?Back to England, from Matthew Barker, Jem Bunt (1841): Now it so happened that during this process of beheading [the mastheads of some captured Dutch vessels], one of the jolly tars, a messmate of Bilberry's, espied a curious misshapen monster, that, grinning like a Cheshire cat, adorned the windlass of one of the schuyts.
- Punctuation for the phrase "including but not limited to"Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- idioms - Origin of being "caught flat-footed" - English Language ...Google Books matches for 'caught flat-footed' One early usage of flat-footed in the "caught by surprise" sense of the term explicitly contrasts that state with being "on one's toes," indicating that flat-footed as "unprepared" in the sporting sense of the word began as a literal description of a player standing flat on his feet instead of having his weight forward on his toes, ready to run.
- What is the meaning of "bunt"? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeA deliberate and well-aimed bunt ball in cricket may go over the boundary for 4 runs before a fielder can reach it. The cricket term for a "gentle tap," played to "steal" a run while the fielding side is running towards the wicket to retrieve the ball, is "nudging the ball" or "playing the ball with soft hands" (i.e. holding the bat relatively ...
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