courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril
(noun) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
courbaril (plural courbarils)
Hymenaea courbaril, a South American tree.
(uncountable, dated) Animé, the resin of the tree, used in varnishes.
• orbicular
Source: Wiktionary
Cour"ba*ril (kr"b-rl), n. Etym: [F. courbaril, from a South American word.]
Definition: See Animé, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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.
