A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable, as beating a normal hand of four kings and an ace with four aces and a king.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.

When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet.

Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.

J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape.

HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.