BLACKDAMP

chokedamp, blackdamp

(noun) the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blackdamp (usually uncountable, plural blackdamps)

choke damp

Source: Wiktionary



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9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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