corkscrewing
present participle of corkscrew
corkscrewing (plural corkscrewings)
A winding, twisting motion.
Source: Wiktionary
Cork"screw` (-skr"), n.
Definition: An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. Corkscrew starts, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
Cork"screw`, v. t.
Definition: To press forward in a winding way; as, to corksrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.