DISPONGE

Etymology

Verb

disponge (third-person singular simple present disponges, present participle disponging, simple past and past participle disponged)

(poetic, rare) To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.

Anagrams

• deposing, dipsogen, pidgeons

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*ponge", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + sponge.]

Definition: To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [Poetic & Rare] [Written also dispunge.] O sovereign mistress of true melancholy, The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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