dastards
plural of dastard
Source: Wiktionary
Das"tard, n. Etym: [Prob. from Icel. dæstr exhausted. breathless, p. p. of dæsa to groan, lose one's breath; cf. dasask to become exhausted, and E. daze.]
Definition: One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon. You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery to the nobility. Shak.
Das"tard, a.
Definition: Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly. "Their dastard souls." Addison.
Das"tard, v. t.
Definition: To dastardize. [R.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 November 2024
(noun) stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
