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Cutty Sark |
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Cutty Sark clipper ship, built in 1869, broke speed records in the tea trade. [Br. Hist.: EB, (1963) V, 830] See : Swiftness Cutty Sark witch who pulls off the tail of Tam O’Shanter’s mare before it has fully escaped from her power. [Scot. Poetry: Benét, 242] See : Witchcraft How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Chair of the Parish Council (the lowest tier of local government) spent eight years living on an otherwise uninhabited island off the Welsh coast with her husband and two small children; one of her colleagues was a ports organizer for the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race; one of the District Councillors, who was raised in the local market town, is an internationally acknowledged expert on Korean culture and cuisine. Then, too, we all applaud such public-service initiatives as "Don't Drink and Drive" ads, and I think most of us would be appalled if Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lit up a Marlboro or chugged a fifth of Cutty Sark. There are the well-known blends such as Dewar's White Ladel, Johnnie Walker Red and Johnnie Walker Black, Grant's, Black & White, Chivas Regal, Cutty Sark and Haig & Haig, and single malt brands such as Glenfiddich, Glen Moray, Glenmorangie, Laphroaig and Balvenie. |
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