crampoons
plural of crampoon
• monocarps
Source: Wiktionary
Cram*poons" (krm-pnz"), n. pl. Etym: [F. crampon, fr. OHG. chramph crooked; akin to G. krampf cramp. See Cramp,n., and cf. Crampon.]
1. A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
2. Iron insruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to assist in gaining or keeping a foothold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 July 2024
(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
