CATCHPENNIES

Noun

catchpennies

plural of catchpenny

Source: Wiktionary


CATCHPENNY

Catch"pen*ny, a.

Definition: Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.

– n.

Definition: Some worthless catchpenny thing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPULSIVE

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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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