One night a father sent his kid to bed. Five minutes later the boy screamed, “Dad! Can you get me a glass of water!?!”
“No. You had your chance.”
A minute later the boy screamed, “Dad!! Can you get me a glass of water?”
“No. You had your chance. Next time you ask I’ll come up there and spank you.”
“Dad! When you come up to spank me can you bring me a glass of water?”
n. Fine lustrous silk or silklike fabric. [french or medieval latin from persian]
TAILEND
n. Hindmost, lowest, or last part.
TAKEOFF
n. - act of becoming airborne.
- act of mimicking.
TALKING
book n. Recorded reading of a book, esp. For the blind.
- —adj. - that talks, or is able to talk (talking parrot).
- expressive (talking eyes). —n. In senses of *talk v. talking of while we are discussing.
TALLBOY
n. Tall chest of drawers.
TALLYHO
—int. Huntsman's cry on sighting a fox. —n. (pl. -s) cry of this. —v. (-hoes, -hoed) 1 utter a cry of ‘tally-ho’.
- indicate (a fox) or urge (hounds) with this cry. [cf. French taïaut]
TAMBOUR
n. - drum.
- circular frame holding fabric taut for embroidering. [french: related to *tabor]
TANDOOR
n. Clay oven. [hindustani]
TANGENT
n. - (often attrib.) Straight line, curve, or surface that meets a curve at a point, but does not intersect it.
- ratio of two sides (other than the hypotenuse) opposite and adjacent to an acute angle in a right-angled triangle. at a tangent diverging from a previous course or from what is relevant or central (go off at a tangent). [latin tango tact- touch]
TANKARD
n. - tall beer mug with a handle.
- contents of or amount held by this (drank a tankard of ale). [probably dutch tankaert]
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You"ll lose him or her every time.
