The Foolish Dictionary Part 15
=JUSTICE= Fair play; often sought, but seldom discovered, in company with Law.
A chip of the old block--A daughter of the Tenderloin.
K
One mans meat is another mans finish--Canned Beef in Cuba.
=KANGAROO= A hard drinker from Australia, especially fond of hops, and generally carrying a load.
=KATYDID= A gossiping gra.s.shopper who is always meddling in Katys affairs.
=KEEPSAKE= Something given us by someone weve forgotten.
=KERNELS= or =COLONELS= Articles often found in cores (or corps) and frequently surrounded by sh.e.l.ls.
=KEROSENE=
[Ill.u.s.tration]
An alleged provider of heat and light. From Lat. _carus_, meaning expensive and _seneo_, to be weak; expensive but weak. For further explanation, consult Standard Oil Company.
=KEYHOLE=
[Ill.u.s.tration]
A frequent test for sobriety.
=KID= Either a boxing-glove or a first-born. In either case, hard to handle until well tanned.
=KILTS= A Scotchmans apology for indecent exposure.
=KINDRED= From Eng. _kin_, meaning relation, and _dread_, meaning fear; fearful relations.
=KINDERGARTEN= From Ger. _kinder_, children, and Lat. _garritus_, a babbling. A place for babbling children.
=KINDLING-WOOD= From Ger. _kind_, youth, and Eng. _linger_, to loaf. A place where youth generally loafs.
=KISS= Nothing divided by two; meaning persecution for the infant, ecstasy for the youth, fidelity for the middle-aged and homage for the old.
=KISS= An indescribable something that is of no value to any one, but is much prized by the right two.
=KNOCKER= A device on doors for rousing people; also, a device on foot for the same purpose.
Laugh-in-ones-sleeve--The direct route to the Funny-Bone.
L
Two heads are better than one--particularly on a Barrel of Money.
=LACE= Among women, lace means lesson; wherefore they combine art and thrift by lessening the waist.
=LACONIC= Shy on words. From Eng. _lack_, meaning want, and _connection_; want of connection.