The third degree of Freemasonry and the rigorous procedures to advance to that level. The term may have been coined by nineteenth century New York City Police detective Thomas F. Byrnes, perhaps as a pun on his name, as in third degree burns. The Knights of Columbus have a third degree ceremony which is required to advance to that level, seen as rigorous.
The bugle developed from early musical or communication instruments made of animal horns, with the word bugle itself coming from buculus, Latin for bullock (castrated bull).
May 4, 2016. For such little creatures, cicadas can make an earsplitting racket. Though they spend most of their lives hiding quietly underground, when they finally emergeâafter as many as 17 years undergroundâthey make a chirping, whirring sound that can get as loud as a rock concert.