A tough old cowboy told his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and lived to the age of 93.
When he died he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren… and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
n. Plant producing flowers and reproducing by seeds enclosed within a carpel, including herbaceous plants, grasses, and most trees. [greek aggeion vessel]
ANGLOPHILE
n. Person who greatly admires england or the english.
ANGLOSAXON
—adj. - of the english saxons before the norman conquest.
- of english descent. —n. - anglo-saxon person.
- old english.
- colloq. Plain (esp. Crude) english.
ANIMADVERT
v. (foll. By on) literary criticize, censure. animadversion n. [latin animus mind, *adverse]
ANNIHILATE
v. (-ting) completely destroy or defeat. annihilation n. [latin nihil nothing]
ANNUALIZED
adj. (of rates of interest etc.) Calculated on an annual basis, as a projection from figures obtained for a shorter period.
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