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."
fein n. Political wing of the ira. [irish, = we ourselves]
SINO
comb. Form chinese; chinese and (sino-american). [greek sinai the chinese]
SION
see *-ion.
SIRE
—n. - male parent of an animal, esp. A stallion.
- archaic form of address to a king.
- archaic father or male ancestor. —v. (-ring) (esp. Of an animal) beget. [french from latin senior *senior]
SITE
—n. - ground chosen or used for a town or building.
- place of or for some activity (camping site). —v. (-ting) locate, place. [latin situs]
SITS
vac abbr. Situations vacant.
SIZE
—n. - relative dimensions, magnitude.
- each of the classes into which similar things are divided according to size. —v. (-zing) sort in sizes or according to size. the size of it colloq. The truth of the matter. Size up colloq. Form a judgement of. sized adj. (also in comb.). [french sise]
- —n. Sticky solution used in glazing paper, stiffening textiles, etc. —v. (-zing) treat with size. [perhaps = *size1]
SKEW
—adj. Oblique, slanting, set askew. —n. Slant. —v. - make skew.
- distort.
- move obliquely. on the skew askew. [french: related to *eschew]
SKID
row n. Us slang part of a town frequented by vagrants etc.
- —v. (-dd-) 1 (of a vehicle etc.) Slide on slippery ground, esp. Sideways or obliquely.
- cause (a vehicle) to skid. —n. - act of skidding.
- runner beneath an aircraft for use when landing. on the skids colloq. About to be discarded or defeated. Put the skids under colloq. Hasten the downfall or failure of. [origin unknown]
SKIM
milk n. (also skimmed milk) milk from which the cream has been removed.
- —v. (-mm-) 1 a take a floating layer from the surface of (a liquid). B take (cream etc.) From the surface of a liquid.
- a barely touch (a surface) in passing over. B (often followed by over) deal with or treat (a matter) superficially.
- (often foll. By over, along) go or glide lightly.
- (often followed by through) read or look over cursorily. —n. Skimming. [french: related to *scum]
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