Once Holmes was visited by the person with a request for help. He was in a worn suit, a shirt with shabby cuffs and an old top head on his head. Holmes refused to help him. When the man left, disappointed Watson jumped on his friend:
- Sherlock, you are a great detective. How could you refuse to help the poor man?
- My dear friend, he was not absolutely poor. It his purse there was 115 pounds and 25 pence.
- But how do you know ?
- It is elementary, Buddy. Let’s count it together.
n. Short post or pillar supporting a rail. [greek balaustion wild-pomegranate flower]
BANDANNA
n. Large patterned handkerchief or neckerchief. [portuguese from hindi]
BANDSMAN
n. Player in a band.
BANISTER
n. (also bannister) (usu. In pl.) Uprights and handrail beside a staircase. [corruption of *baluster]
BANKNOTE
n. Piece of paper money.
BANKRUPT
—adj. - legally declared insolvent.
- (often foll. By of) exhausted or drained (of emotion etc.). —n. Insolvent person, esp. One whose assets are used to repay creditors. —v. Make bankrupt. bankruptcy n. (pl. -ies). [italian banca rotta broken bench: related to *bank2]
BARATHEA
n. Fine wool cloth. [origin unknown]
BARBARIC
adj. - uncultured; brutal, cruel.
- primitive.
BARBECUE
—n. - a meal cooked over charcoal etc. Out of doors. B party for this.
- grill etc. Used for this. —v. (-ues, -ued, -uing) cook on a barbecue. [spanish from haitian]
BARBERRY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 shrub with yellow flowers and red berries.
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