Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father appeared with two dinner guests from the office. When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest.
Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.
This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, "It"s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size."
- symbol of a challenge to fight, esp. A glove thrown down. [germanic: related to *wed, *wage]
- (brit. Gauge: see also sense 6) —n. - standard measure, esp. Of the capacity or contents of a barrel, fineness of a textile, diameter of a bullet, or thickness of sheet metal.
- instrument for measuring pressure, width, length, thickness, etc.
- distance between rails or opposite wheels.
- capacity, extent.
- criterion, test.
- (usu. Gage) naut. Position relative to the wind. —v. (-ging) 1 measure exactly.
- measure the capacity or content of.
- estimate (a person, situation, etc.). [french]
GAIN
—v. - obtain or win (gain advantage; gain recognition).
- acquire as profits etc., earn.
- (often foll. By in) get more of, improve (gain momentum; gain in experience).
- benefit, profit.
- (of a clock etc.) Become fast; become fast by (a specified amount of time).
- (often foll. By on, upon) come closer to a person or thing pursued.
- a reclaim (land from the sea). B win (a battle).
- reach (a desired place). —n. - increase of wealth etc.; profit, improvement.
- (in pl.) Sums of money got by trade etc.
- increase in amount. gain ground 1 advance.
- (foll. By on) catch up (a person pursued). [french from germanic]
GAIT
n. Manner of walking or forward motion. [old norse]
GALA
n. Festive occasion or gathering (swimming gala). [ultimately from french gale rejoicing from germanic]
GALE
n. - very strong wind or storm.
- outburst, esp. Of laughter. [origin unknown]
GALL
Abbr. Var. Of *gal.
- bladder n. Organ storing bile.
- n. - slang impudence.
- rancour.
- bitterness.
- bile. [old norse]
- —n. - sore made by chafing.
- mental soreness or its cause.
- place rubbed bare. —v. - rub sore.
- vex, humiliate. [low german or dutch galle]
- n. Growth produced by insects etc. On plants and trees, esp. On oak. [latin galla]
GAME
—n. - form of play or sport, esp. A competitive one with rules.
- portion of play forming a scoring unit, e.g. In bridge or tennis.
- (in pl.) Series of athletic etc. Contests (olympic games).
- a piece of fun, jest (didn't mean to upset you; it was only a game). B (in pl.) Dodges, tricks (none of your games!).
- colloq. A scheme (so that's your game). B type of activity or business (have been in the antiques game a long time).
- a wild animals or birds hunted for sport or food. B their flesh as food. —adj. Spirited; eager and willing (are you game for a walk?). —v. (-ming) gamble for money stakes. the game is up scheme is revealed or foiled. On the game slang involved in prostitution. gamely adv. [old english]
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