avaunting
present participle of avaunt
Source: Wiktionary
A*vaunt", interj. Etym: [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. Avant, Advance.]
Definition: Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."
A*vaunt", v. t. & i.
1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To depart; to move away. [Obs.] Coverdale.
A*vaunt", v. t. & i. Etym: [OF. avanter; (L. ad) + vanter. See Vaunt.]
Definition: To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*vaunt", n.
Definition: A vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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.
