by Alarick September 06, 2006
(noun. pron. hay-v'n) place of safety, place to repair to in a storm, natural harbour, port, coastal inlet, berth with channelled access
When the sea became threatening that night, we returned to the safe haven of St. Jean de Luz rather than riding it out.
by Alarick September 10, 2006
(adjective) describes a mood of stable happiness, state of elation, also (esp. males) arousal. Noun: Gladness; adverb: gladly; verb: gladden
by Alarick September 13, 2006
(noun) a delicious salt-bakery to accompany beer etc. The dough consists of fine wheatflour, fine maltflour, yeast, salt, fat and water. The dough is rolled into a thin sausage and dipped before baking into soda solution (NaHCO³) - this gives a lovely chestnut sheen to the crust. Crushed rocksalt is applied to the crust and the pretzel is baked - ready!
Thre crossarm form of the pretzel gives it its name - from the Italian braccio (Latin bracellus), arm.
Thre crossarm form of the pretzel gives it its name - from the Italian braccio (Latin bracellus), arm.
by Alarick October 01, 2006
on the male line of the family (from spear + side);
the spear was the traditional and typical male instrument in hunter-gatherer societies.
distaffside
the spear was the traditional and typical male instrument in hunter-gatherer societies.
distaffside
no dear, that was inherited from your great-aunt spearside
by Alarick September 02, 2006
(noun) a compilation of words with their meanings in a given language. "Urban Dictionary" is a wordbook, since it is more compilation than pronunciation guide (the true derivation of the word "dictionary").
by Alarick September 19, 2006
A bun made from pretzel-dough pretzel but formed not into a sausage, but a ball, dipped as with the pretzel into soda, and slit across the top to promote opening whilst baking. This gives the baked product a female aspect suggestive of fertility easter
Early that Easter morning, John had been down to the bakers to buy eastercobs for breakfast with his girlfriend.
by Alarick October 01, 2006