tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper
(noun) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; “the British call a railroad tie a sleeper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crosstie (plural crossties)
Alternative form of cross-tie
• co-sister
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"-tie` (-t`), n. (Railroad)
Definition: A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 March 2025
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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.
