CARVIST

Car"vist, n. Etym: [A corruption of carry fist.] (Falconary)

Definition: A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year. Booth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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