BEEFEATER

yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater

(noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Beefeater (plural Beefeaters)

(informal, British) A Yeoman Warder

Etymology

Noun

beefeater (plural beefeaters)

An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.

(obsolete) One who eats beef; a large, fleshy person; a well-fed servant.

Source: Wiktionary


Beef"eat`er, n. Etym: [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hlaf servant, properly a loaf eater.]

1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.

2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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