affy (third-person singular simple present affies, present participle affying, simple past and past participle affied)
(obsolete, intransitive) To trust (in someone or something); to rely (on). [14th-17th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To promise to marry (someone); to be engaged to. [16th-17th c.]
affy (plural affies)
(slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affied; p. pr. Affying.] Etym: [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. Affiance.]
1. To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]
2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To bind in faith. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.
Af*fy", v. i.
Definition: To trust or confide. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 January 2025
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
