ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANJANDRUM
After a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANJANDRUM»
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panjandrum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
panjandrum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Grand
Panjandrum and 2,699 Other Rare, Useful, and ...
Relates anecdotes and defines nearly three thousand seldom- or never-used English words, dividing the words by subject for easy reference
Julius Nicholas Hook, 1991
2
The Great
Panjandrum Himself
He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations, which were full of life, and instinct with a kindly, graceful humour. The stories and rhymes were all of his choosing and in some cases were written or added to by himself.
3
The grand
panjandrum: mellow years of Justice Holmes
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4
Between the Temple and the Cave: The Religious Dimensions of ...
The logic of the "two-edged sword" with which the Panjandrum tries to compel
humanity to acknowledge his mastery is not like the word of the Lord of
Revelation, which penetrates the spirit in such a way that, being paradoxical, it
can be ...
Angela T. McAuliffe, 2000
The Panjandrum was never used in battle.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
powerful person within (a professional field) (pronounced 'pan—jLn—druhm') for
full explanation, see box below e.g. Her first novel was snapped up because her
father was a panjandrum of the publishing business The story behind how the ...
7
The Wheezers & Dodgers: The Inside Story of Clandestine ...
The beach was ribbed, soft, and very wet, but this time the Panjandrum worked
up to a tremendous speed, and when Norway applied the brake to steady it, the
cable on the port side snapped off close to the machine. It came whistling back
like ...
The matter held us in discussion for some months, and then we agreed to call the
great future lever of the age the “ Panjandrum.” When a new magazine is about to
be established in these days, the first question raised will probably be one of ...
William Conant Church, 1870
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Military and Government Technology
A prototype of the Great Panjandrum was built and tested on the beach at
Westward Hol, a seaside village in Devon, in September 1943. The drum was
packed with sand instead of explosives. At first it seemed to be working, then
some of the ...
By his second year on the throne, the Panjandrum had enough pelts to carpet his
throne room. Alas, he had no army. Then was his navy commanded to sail forth
and hunt down the snarls of the coastal regions—delta snarls, bayou snarls, ...
Eric Flint, Richard Roach, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANJANDRUM»
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panjandrum is used in the context of the following news items.
The Horrors of John McCain: War Hero or War Criminal?
The race-baiting panjandrum of Manhattan, Donald Trump, is currently taking flak from the media and politicians for deprecating John McCain's ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
Portuguese-Jewish exiles turned chips with fish into our national dish
... Mark Hix, the great panjandrum of British food, has reimagined fish and chips, bread-crumbing pollock and serving it hot-dog style in a bun. «The Independent, Jul 15»
ALEX BRUMMER: Antony Jenkins slipped a Budget day Mickey Finn
... been there since John McFarlane, the tough former Aviva boss, was named as the successor chairman to City panjandrum Sir David Walker. «This is Money, Jul 15»
Society Diary: Big Stu turns 60, mobility scooter joyriders, and Oz …
... very important to do with charities at Cass Business School, and to Sir Stuart “Big Stu” Etherington, grand high panjandrum at the NCVO. «Civil Society Media, Jul 15»
The BBC is in a fog of groupthink and can't see how biased it is
Typical of this one-sidedness was last week's Today programme interview with the grand panjandrum of social workers, Lord Laming, about to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Edinburgh previews week at The Greenbank
Finally, on Friday, quirky and original comic Pat Cahill brings Panjandrum and master of deadpan Mike Wozniak with One Man Dad Cat Band. «Bristol Post, Jun 15»
A pandemic of corruption
Like Blatter the 74-year-old global-warming panjandrum had stuck to office like super-glue... until he recently announced his retirement. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
Warren: Brook, Hearn Talking Arrant Nonsense on Khan
No despotic panjandrum of pugilism who can dispense favours and call them in when it suits him. Many would like to see boxing ruled by just a ... «BoxingScene.com, Jun 15»
Is the net closing in on Sepp Blatter?
by the dubious Argentinian grand panjandrum, the late Senor Julio Grondona (or was it Jerome Valcke?). That it was paid well after South ... «World Soccer, Jun 15»
Lord Ramsbotham interview: "There is no accountability in our prisons"
Far from having a Panjandrum of the military establishment, obedient and docile in the face of his political masters, General Ramsbotham was ... «Big Issue, Jun 15»
