Potatoes

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• potatoes — n British money. In armed service slang during World War II (big) potatoes denoted both great wealth and the possessor thereof. The use of the same word since the 1990s may be a separate coinage. ► Oh where are those potatoes? Tell me about those …   Contemporary slang

• Potatoes — Potato Po*ta to, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Potatoes —  / Potato    Root vegetables that were apparently among the staple foods of the Hobbits. How they came to exist in Middle earth is something of a mystery in principle, they should not have appeared east of the Great Sea for several thousand years …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

• potatoes —    Carried in one s pocket, potatoes were widely thought to cure or prevent rheumatism, especially if they had been stolen; as they dry and harden, they supposedly are drawing from the sufferer s body the uric acid (or, according to other… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Potatoes O'Brien — is a dish of pan fried potatoes along with green and red bell peppers. The potatoes and the bell peppers are fried (varying according to taste) and are served hot. The dish has been claimed to originate from a Boston restaurant known as Jerome… …   Wikipedia

• Potatoes for Christmas — Мини альбом Papa Roach Дата выпуска 1994 …   Википедия

• Potatoes and Dragons — is a 2D animation. It is shown on ABC in Australia CiTV in the UK. Potatoes and Dragons is produced by the independent French animation studio Alphanim. Characters The main characters are as follows:King Hugo IIIKing Hugo III is the king of the… …   Wikipedia

• potatoes and point — A feigned Irish dish, potatoes alone, with a herring, etc, to point at • • • Main Entry: ↑point …   Useful english dictionary

• potatoes boiled in their jackets — potatoes cooked in hot water while still in their skins …   English contemporary dictionary

• Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lockup — Infobox Album Name = Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Straight From the Lockup Type = cover Longtype = Artist = Snuff Released = July 29, 1997 Recorded = Genre = Punk rock Length = 23:39 Label = Fat Wreck Chords Producer = Snuff Reviews =… …   Wikipedia