“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ALBURN
Al"burn, n. Etym: [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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