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What do you mean by cotton sinker?
There may be other explanations - but I know it as a fishing term for a piece of equipment. Instead of using a lead weight at the end of your fishing line, create a small pouch, out of cotton for example, pack it full of sand, fine sand is better as it will absorbe more water and become heavier, and use it on the end of your line as a Sinker. The reason being, if lost there is no lead content to contaminate to ocean and after a while the cotton degrades and the sand returns to the ocean floor
What does 'fair to middlin' mean?
It originally started as a "weather report" in England. It was originally worded, "fair to the midlands", with the midlands being the center part of England. Today, it has evolved to mean "somewhere between ok and average".ANSWER:Its a term that comes from grades of cotton. Middling is the best grade. So if you asked someone HOWS YOUR DAY? They would often reply OH, BOUT FAIR TO MIDDLIN"' It means average or better. In the early 1900's an elderly lady got on the bus everyday in Houston Texas and when the Bus Driver asked how she was doing, her answer was: "I have the fare to Midland so I'm doing okay". He then asked her every morning "fare to Midland?". And she would nod.FROM A COTTON GROWER WHO ALSO INTERNED IN THE COTTON TRADE:Under the old method of grading cotton, which was phased out in the 1970's, 80's, and 90's, cotton was given a name grade according to its quality. Each bale of cotton was sampled, and the samples (about 5" wide by 15" long by 3" thick) were graded by trained cotton classers. Those samples ranged (listed from best to worst) from fine to good to fair to middling to ordinary, with intermediate classes later added. So a "fair to middlin'" grade was okay but not particularly good. It was probably acceptable, but not what was truly desired. Those terms still exist in use in the cotton trade, although computer grading of samples and numerical grades have largely displaced them.From a cottonpickerA method of grading cotton quality by the length, strength and color of it's fibers. The grades highest to lowest are as follows; Strict High Middlin', High Middlin', Fair to Middlin', Low Middlin', and Strict Low Middlin'. From memory, the difference between a bale of Strict Low Middlin' would sell for twenty-eight cents per pound while a bale of Strict High Middlin' was worth thirty-five cents. Source: The Autobiography of Johnny Cash
How did agriculture and industry support a market economy in the North?
Not sure what you mean by a 'market economy'. The Northern factories and farms were able to supply the Union armies with everything they needed, whereas the South only had its one industry - cotton, which it couldn't export in exchange for war supplies because of the blockade.
What does 'pity for you' mean?
What does 'pity for you' mean?
What does usd mean in currency mean?
Oil.
What does cottoned headed ninnyhammer mean?
If you are referring to the movie Elf made in 2003, then the correct spelling is "Cotton Headed Ninny Mugger."I is basically an Elf that is bad at making toys or other elf qualities"I can't make that many toys! Face it, I'm a cotton headed ninny mugger!"
What does ninny mean?
Here is the definition from urbandictionary.com: Shortened version of nincompoop, a silly, idiotic person. can be used affectionately. Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest says ""What a pied ninny's this!" Act 3, Scene 2. ok this is the wrong answer.............
What does big headed mean?
Big headed means having a high opinion of yourself.
What is a pied ninny?
Pied means particolored, (partly one color, and partly another color) as in Pied Wagtail, a bird that is partly black and partly white.Ninny* means a silly or foolish person. It is a mild insult.The expression a 'pied ninny' is used to affectionately mock a person, implying that they are a special creature, not just a ninny (a silly person!) but a 'pied' ninny, which must be pretty rare!Shakespeare uses the expression.e.g. in The Tempest, Act III, Scene II, CALIBAN says "What a pied ninny's this!"FOOTNOTE* ninny is a shorter and milder form of nincompoop, which may have been coined as a more friendly form of the Latin non compos mentis (not of cound mind), or the French ne comprend pas (doesn't understand).(Also see Related links below)
Explain the carolous linnaeus ''two headed snakes''?
a double headed snake with no tail, what does it mean?
Does cynocephalus mean dog-headed in Greek?
Yes. Cynocephalus does mean dog-headed in Greek. It is also the name of a race of canine humanoids.
What does knotty-headed mean?
Ball Sack
What does fair-headed mean?
Fair-headed is when one half of your head is nonsense and the other half is normal.
Does bicephalic mean two-headed in Greek?
The word Bicephalic means two-headed in Greek language.
What does cotton pickle mean?
Cotton pickle may be a brand name.
What is dolicephaly?
Dolicephaly mean Two-headed infant
What does it mean when you're dense?
Thick headed? Stubborn?
