Birth: The first and direst of all disasters.

MUSTANG, n. An indocile horse of the western plains. In English society, the American wife of an English nobleman.

Male, A member of the unconsidered or negligible gender. The male of the human race is commonly known to the female as Mere Man. The Genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers.

RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.

PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.

Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.

Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.