béké n.— «When Leblanc made his political debut, in 1957, he joined the Dominica Labour Party, which had been founded two years before by the novelist and poet Phyllis Shand Allfrey (author of The Orchid House and a rare locally...
battle rattle n. (protective) military gear worn in combat situations. Editorial Note: An identical term dating to at least 1945 and meaning “nervousness in the face of combat” or “combat fatigue” is apparently separately...
option three n.— «Since leaving Oxford, Hamilton-Paterson had continued to write poetry, and in 1974 he published Option Three (former White House jargon for “compromise”).» —“Rare bird of the islands” by Ian...