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21Dirk Chivers — was a Dutch pirate active in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean during the 1690s. Contents 1 Early career 2 Chivers in the Red Sea India 3 Later career …
22stickle — [stik′əl] vi. stickled, stickling [prob. < ME stightlen, to rule, order, dispose, freq. of stighten, to dispose, destine < OE stihtan, prob. akin to Ger stiften, to arrange, establish: for prob. IE base see STIFF] 1. to raise objections,… …
23stick|le — «STIHK uhl», verb, led, ling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make objections about trifles; contend or insist stubbornly: »Flying for life, one does not stickle about his vehicle (Thomas Carlyle). 2. to feel difficulties about trifles; have objections;… …
24List of The Smurfs characters — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. This is a list of The Smurfs characters appearing in the original comics series by Peyo, the Hanna Barbera cartoon series from the 1980s, and the 2011 movie. According to the Belgian magazine …
25ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
26Numismatic terminology — This article is a collection of concise Numismatic and coin collecting terms for the beginner or professional. Numismatics (ancient Greek: polytonic|νομισματική) is the scientific study of money and its history in all its varied forms. While… …
27Glossary of numismatics — For banknote collecting, see Notaphily terminology. For stamp collecting, see Philately. Numismatics Terminology …
28Apothecaries' system — |The basic form of the apothecaries system is essentially a subset of the Roman weight system. An apothecaries pound normally consisted of 12 ounces. (In France this was changed to 16 ounces, and in Spain the customary unit was the marco , a mark …
29demur — vb Demur, scruple, balk, jib, shy, boggle, stick, stickle, strain are comparable when they mean to hesitate or show reluctance because of difficulties in the way. One demurs to or at something when one raises objections to it, casts doubt upon it …
30The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
