anticking
present participle of antic
Source: Wiktionary
An"tic, a. Etym: [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique.]
1. Old; antique. (Zoöl.)
Definition: "Lords of antic fame." Phaer.
2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison. The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.
An"tic, n.
1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.] Performed by knights and ladies of his court In nature of an antic. Ford.
An"tic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked, Antickt.]
Definition: To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
An"tic, v. i.
Definition: To perform antics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
