cowp (plural cowps)
(Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place.
(dialect) A reversal of fortune; An unexpected misfortune.
cowp (third-person singular simple present cowps, present participle cowping, simple past and past participle cowped)
To fall or tip over.
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29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.
