deadfall (countable and uncountable, plural deadfalls)
(uncountable, Canada, US) Coarse woody debris; deadwood.
(countable, specifically) A fallen tree.
(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
(countable, US, slang) A cheap, rough bar or saloon.
• (trap): deadfall trap
• (cheap, rough bar): dive
Source: Wiktionary
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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.
