DISCIDE

Etymology

Verb

discide (third-person singular simple present discides, present participle disciding, simple past and past participle discided)

(transitive, obsolete) To cut apart; to cut into pieces.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*cide", v. t. Etym: [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut.]

Definition: To divide; to cleave in two. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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