A goose (pl.: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white...

the "winter revelling season". Traditions include feasting on 'Martinmas goose' or 'Martinmas beef', drinking the first wine of the season, and mumming...

other's hair using the grease or oil they had available, such as butter or goose grease. They used wool carding tools to detangle their hair, kerosene, and...

only from the nineteenth century, and in North America the older Mother Goose rhyme is still often used. The oldest children's songs of which we have...

from the utility for $2 million. In 2020, a judge struck down the city of Goose Creek's attempt to annex and then take over the power supply of a local...

is also home to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Once a refuelling point for plane convoys to Europe during World War II, CFB Goose Bay is now operated as a NATO...

often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to...

Celtic Christians depicted the Holy Spirit as a goose called Ah Geadh-Glas, which means wild goose. A goose was chosen rather than the traditional dove because...

advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with—Mother Goose" and because most people used this pronunciation. He added the "Doctor (abbreviated...

(1954): "The media are not toys; they should not be in the hands of Mother Goose and Peter Pan executives. They can be entrusted only to new artists because...

style. Phrases and expressions such as "Hold the phone!" or "wild goose chase" are usually followed by literal interpretations of the phrase mentioned...

Mother Goose, traditional teller of fairy tales, is often associated with spinning. She was known as "Goose-Footed Bertha" or Reine Pédauque ("Goose-footed...

Weekend, starring Ray Milland. 187 17 "The Phrase Is Familiar" Richard Michaels Jerry Mayer January 15, 1970 (1970-01-15) Warlock tutor Professor Poindexter...

22 p625, ed. Wess.; Plaut. Amphit. I.1.306; Persius, V.82). Hence the phrase servos ad pileum vocare is a summons to liberty, by which slaves were frequently...

is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including...

is in French, but when pronounced, sounds similar to the English "Mother Goose Rhymes"), in which he is allegedly the editor of a manuscript by the fictional...

of poached fish. Other dishes are chicken paprikash, foie gras made of goose liver, pörkölt stew, vadas, (game stew with vegetable gravy and dumplings)...

she and her brother Andreas met Daniel, she became known as "the golden goose of the Cravinhos family." Another point of conflict was the loss of her...

the creation of alliterative phrases where each word literally starts with the same letter; for example, "humble house", "potential power play", "picture...

from about the 8th to the 15th centuries. The 12th-century Icelandic Gray Goose Laws state that Swedes, Norwegians, Icelanders, and Danes spoke the same...

important for 17 species of bird. They include pink-footed goose, dark-bellied brent goose, shelduck, pintail, oystercatcher, ringed plover, grey plover...

wedding in Cakeland (Tarts and Flowers, 1950), ride the clouds with Mother Goose (Goofy Goofy Gander, also 1950), or face an underwater tribunal of outraged...

barn, with whom Wilbur converses, include a disdainful lamb, a talkative goose, and an intelligent "old sheep". Henry Fussy is a boy of Fern's age, of...

typical Jew in Jesus's time had only one name, sometimes followed by the phrase "son of [father's name]", or the individual's hometown. Thus, in the New...

to the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack in the early 2010s, working with its house band The Forest Rangers (Davey Faragher/bass, John Philipe Shenale (Phil...

awards Evil Angel films have won: 1992 AVN Award - 'Best Film' for Wild Goose Chase 1993 AVN Award - 'Best Film' for Face Dance, Parts I & II 1997 AVN...

Jeffrey (September 19, 2020). "The Wild Goose Lake Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022. The Wild Goose Lake is presented on Blu-ray courtesy...

in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase. The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation...

children's games include versions of tag, knucklebones, hopscotch, Duck, duck, goose and lagori, while marbles, top, hoop rolling and gully cricket are also...

Congressional Research Service, December 11, 2000 News Innovation's golden goose, The Economist (2002) Bayhing for blood or Doling out cash?, The Economist...