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(the) Gherkin — the Gherkin UK [ˈɡɜː(r)kɪn] US [ˈɡɜrkɪn] a tall curved building in central London, designed by the famous architect Norman Foster http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/gherkin the.htm … Useful english dictionary
The Gherkin — 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re Tower) … Deutsch Wikipedia
the Gherkin — UK [ˈɡɜː(r)kɪn] / US [ˈɡɜrkɪn] a tall curved building in central London, designed by the famous architect Norman Foster … English dictionary
(the) Swiss Re Tower — the Swiss Re Tower [the Swiss Re Tower] a tall office building in the City of London, the head office of the Swiss Reinsurance Company, which opened in 2004. Its unusual round shape which narrows to a point at the top has led to it being called… … Useful english dictionary
jerkin' the gherkin — n male masturbation. A rhyming witticism from around 1960, it replaced other rarer phrases employing the word jerk which had been in use since the mid 19th century, such as jerk the turkey , jerk the jelly , etc … Contemporary slang
Gherkin — This article is about the fruit. For the London skyscraper known as the Gherkin, see 30 St Mary Axe. Gherkin Details Species Cucumis sa … Wikipedia
Gherkin — 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re Tower) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gherkin — 30 St Mary Axe 41° 24′ 13″ N 2° 11′ 22″ E / 41.4035, 2.189583 … Wikipédia en Français
The Christmas Invasion — 167 – The Christmas Invasion Doctor Who episode The recently regenerated Doctor battles the Sycorax Leader on the Sycorax ship above London … Wikipedia
gherkin — small cucumber used for pickling, 1660s, from early modern Du. gurken, augurken (late 16c.) small pickled cucumber, from E.Fris. augurk cucumber, probably from a Balto Slavic source (Cf. Polish ogórek cucumber ), possibly ultimately from Medieval … Etymology dictionary
