Related topics from BritannicaSealyham terrier
breed of terrier developed during the latter half of the 19th century by Capt. John Edwardes for hunting foxes, otters, and badgers on his estate, Sealyham, in Wales. A small, short-legged, sturdy ...
dance, Western
The waltz sired a great variety of offspring throughout Europe. Germany developed such variations of the waltz as the schottisch, with turns like those of the waltz. France had its airy balance ...
Lowe, Alexander Stewart
American mountaineer who combined agility with strength and stamina to climb some of the world's most formidable and highest rock and ice faces; some of his most impressive feats included two ascents ...
horse
Its long history is obscured by legend, but the Arabian breed, prized for its stamina, intelligence, and character, is known to have been developed in Arabia by the 7th century AD. It is a compact ...
Suffolk
breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep developed in England during the years 1800 to 1850 by mating Norfolk horned ewes with Southdown rams. Suffolks are prolific, early maturing sheep ...
Conibear, Hiram Boardman
American trainer and rowing coach at the University of Washington (1907-17). He developed a distinctive style known as the American stroke (also called the Washington stroke and the Conibear stroke) ...
Pecos Bill
in American folklore, cowboy hero of the Pecos River region of Texas who was an exaggerated personification of Western stamina and values; his vivid exploits are analogous to those of the legendary ...
proving ground
area used for testing devices and equipment, usually, though not always, military. Testing, in general, has for its purpose the determination of the durability and probable life of a piece of ...
military technology
In antiquity and classical times the transportation technology of land warfare largely amounted to man's own powers of locomotion. This was due in part to limitations in the size, strength, and ...
William II
William was the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederick (later Emperor Frederick III) and Victoria, the eldest child of Britain's queen Victoria. He was born with a damaged left arm, and as the limb ...
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