NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY
Chip a piece of furniture, or cut yourself shaving
nick
Citizens of this area could vote for their presidential electors for the first time, getting to choose their neighbor
D.C.
It's an inexpensive & unauthorized imitation, maybe of designer clothing
knockoff
Peach or
O'Keeffe
Georgia
A Greek myth gives us this anatomical term for a vulnerable point
Achilles' Heel
Specifically, the first light of day
dawn
1964 cars from Studebaker-Packard were the first in the U.S. to have these safety devices installed as standard equipment
seatbelts
It's what the Brits call underwear & yes, you can say it on TV
knickers
Waltz or
walking horse
Tennessee
The eponymous man's 1889 formulation of this dictum: "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off"
Chekhov's Gun
Toss out, or an inexpensive cut of beef
chuck
After saving others despite four wounds of his own, Green Beret Captain Roger Donlon received the first of these, awarded for actions in Vietnam
Medal of Honor
This kind of reaction is sudden & not carefully considered
knee-jerk
Hot dog or
J. Frog
Michigan
A structure of ropes & wooden steps for ascending a ship's rigging, or something that appears in Genesis 28:12
Jacob's Ladder
The head of a college, or the presiding official of a cathedral
a dean
The first courtroom verdict on live network TV was when this assassin's assassin was found guilty & sentenced in Dallas
Ruby
Conspiracy buffs know it's a small, rounded hill
knoll
Man
(of weird news fame)
or
Panther
Florida
Named for a Frenchman, it's the argument that you should gamble on the belief in God, as the potential upside is so big
Pascal's Wager
By definition, a bricklayer or worker in stone
a mason
At Asia's first Olympic games, Isao Okano won gold in this sport in the country where it was created
judo
Built close to 4,000 years ago, but renovated since, the royal villa of this ancient capital is a landmark of the Minoan civilization
Knossos
"Dreamin'" or
roll
California
A British actor named Simon Prebble gave the motion law-demonstrating science toy this name
Newton's Cradle