cessing
present participle of cess
Source: Wiktionary
Cess, n. Etym: [For sess, conts. from Assess.]
1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] Spenser.
2. Bound; measure. [Obs.] The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. Shak.
Cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cessing.]
Definition: To rate; to tax; to assess. Spenser.
Cess, v. i. Etym: [F. cesser. See Cease.]
Definition: To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
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.
