the main characters in a series of British books for children by Enid BLYTON, mostly written in the 1940s and 1950s. They are a group of two boys, two girls, and a dog called Timmy. They come from MIDDLE-CLASS families and go to private schools, but they have a lot of exciting adventures together during the school holidays.
a story from the BIBLE in which Jesus performs a MIRACLE by providing food for 5000 people with only five LOAVES of bread and two fish. People sometimes use this phrase humorously to talk about a situation in which they have to provide a meal for a lot of people.
the Six Nationsthe Five Nations a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca ; after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora
another name for the JACOBITE RISING of 1745, when the Scottish prince, Bonnie Prince Charlie, led an attempt to bring back the Stuart family of Britain. It failed when his army was defeated at the Battle of CULLODEN