halter, haltere, balancer
(noun) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
balancer
(noun) an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
balancer (plural balancers)
one who, or that which, balances
an acrobat
any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight
• barnacle
Source: Wiktionary
Bal"an*cer, n.
1. One who balances, or uses a balance.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.
