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11Battle of Tebbs Bend — The Battle of Tebbs Bend (or Tebbs Bend or Green River) was fought on July 4, 1863, near the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky during Morgan s Raid in the American Civil War. Despite being badly outnumbered, elements of the Union army… …
12Grecian bend — The Grecian Bend was a dance move introduced to polite society in America just before the American Civil War. There were many songs published with Grecian Bend in their titles. Contemporary sheet music illustrations show a woman with a very large …
13To bring forward — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …
14Sheet bend — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… …
15hunch forward — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch over • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑hunch ( …
16Grecian bend — Grecian Gre cian , a. [Cf. {Greek.}] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. [1913 Webster] {Grecian bend}, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] {Grecian fire}. See {Greek fire}, under {Greek} …
17To set forward — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
18Grecian bend — (esp. in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist. * * * …
19stoop´er — stoop 1 «stoop», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to bend forward: »He stooped to pick up the money. She stoops over her work. 2. to carry the head and shoulders bent forward: »The old man stoops. 3. (of trees, precipices, or other natural outgrowths) to… …
20Piledriver (professional wrestling) — A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent s head into the mat.The most common piledrivers are the… …
