Corruption of digest, influenced by dis- and chest in the mistaken belief that it refers to food moving from the chest to the intestine.
disgest (third-person singular simple present disgests, present participle disgesting, simple past and past participle disgested)
Obsolete form of digest.
• digests
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*gest", v. t.
Definition: To digest. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
