CHIRURGERY

Etymology

Noun

chirurgery (countable and uncountable, plural chirurgeries)

(archaic) Surgery.

Source: Wiktionary


Chi*rur"ger*y, n. Etym: [See Chirurgeon, and cf. Surgery.]

Definition: Surgery. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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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