Rachel from Ashland, Virginia, wonders about the origin of paraphernalia, or “items belonging to a particular person or used for a particular activity.” In ancient Greece, the pherna was a bride’s dowry, and the parapherna was her additional...
dog paw n.— «He was charged in common law robbery in Benson for the gang attacks and when we interviewed him, he had insignia on his right arm burned in.…It was a group of three circles they refer to as “dog paws,” and he said he burned himself and...

