The penguin, as an animal, seems to be made up o fan equal proportion of a mammal, fish, and fowl. If it is possible to imagine a piece of beef, an odriferous codfish, and a canvas-back duck, roasted in a pot, with blood and cod-liver oil for sauce, the illustration will be complete.'
Curt Mast, the original distiller of JÃ¤germeister, was an enthusiastic hunter. Translated literally, JÃ¤germeister means hunt-master, combining JÃ¤ger (hunter) and Meister (master, in the sense of an accomplished professional). A possible free translation might be gamekeeper.
Noun. 1. demijohn-large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork. bottle-a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped.Translations.he Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context. Every now and then he lugged off to the mountain a great round demijohn of a calabash, and, panting with his exertions, brought it back filled with his darling fluid.