Bikh, n. Etym: [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.)
Definition: The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 September 2023
(noun) the act of constructing something; “during the construction we had to take a detour”; “his hobby was the building of boats”
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.
