(historical, from 1974 to 1998) A county in the West Midlands of England, formed from the short-lived merger of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

A metropolitan county in the north-east of England, bordering County Durham and Northumberland.

Alternative spelling of rake and scrape

(idiomatic) A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.

Marked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.

Of an early loading system for handguns where the percussion cap, powder, and bullet were separate components loaded individually into the gun. Typically used in early to mid 1800s.

A double-barreled shotgun (or infrequently a rifle), with one barrel placed on top of the other.

Alternative form of brick and mortar

Alternative form of bricks and mortar

Alternative form of brick and mortar / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bricks, and, mortar.