Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chained to the oars — {adj. phr.} The condition of being forced to do strenuous and unwelcome labor against one s wishes for an extended period of time. * /Teachers in large public schools frequently complain that they feel as if they had been chained to the oars./ … Dictionary of American idioms
chained\ to\ the\ oars — adj. phr. the condition of being forced to do strenuous and unwelcome labor against one s wishes for an extended period of time. Teachers in large public schools frequently complain that they feel as if they had been chained to the oars … Словарь американских идиом
Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… … Wikipedia
Wars of Alexander the Great — Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic of Pompeii, Naples, Naples National Archaeol … Wikipedia
Mutiny on the Bunny — Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny) series Directed by Friz Freleng … Wikipedia
Galley — For other uses, see Galley (disambiguation). A model of a Maltese design typical of the 16th century, the last great era of the wargalley A galley is a type of ship propelled by rowers that originated in the Mediterranean region and was used for… … Wikipedia
Barbary corsairs — Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman admiral The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary Pirates, were pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers. This area … Wikipedia
Barbary pirate — The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim pirates and privateers that operated from North Africa, from the time of the Crusades until the early 19th century. Based in North African ports such as Tunis in Tunisia,… … Wikipedia
Galley slave — A galley slave was a slave rowing in a galley. The expression has two distinct meanings: it can refer either to a convicted criminal sentenced to work at the oar ( French : forçat), or to a kind of human chattel, often a prisoner of war, assigned … Wikipedia
Timber rafting — is a log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river. It is arguably the second cheapest method of transportation of timber, next after log driving. Both… … Wikipedia
