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the creature — spirituous intoxicant Literally, something created, and perhaps only a shortened form of creature comfort: When he chanced to have taken an overdose of the creature. (W. Scott, 1815) The use, which survives in Ireland, often spelt… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
drap — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Drop A wee drap o the cratur. II Gullah Words n and v drop, drops, dropped, dropping … English dialects glossary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — (ADHD) Historically, a small group of children has always been seen as pathologically restive and unable to pay attention. In 1845, Heinrich Hoffmann (1809–1894), then a family doctor in Frankfurt am Main (later a psychiatrist), wrote an… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
