DETRECT

De*trect", v. t. Etym: [L. detrectare; de + tractare, intens. of trahere to draw.]

Definition: To refuse; to decline. [Obs.] "To detrect the battle." Holinshed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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