doit (plural doits)
(historical) A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
(archaic) A small amount; a bit, a jot.
(music) In jazz music, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically upwards.
doit (third-person singular simple present doits, present participle doiting, simple past and past participle doited)
(Scotland, rare) To stumble; to blunder.
Source: Wiktionary
Doit, n. Etym: [D. duit, Icel. pveit, prop., a piece cut off. See Thwaite a piece of ground, Thwite.]
1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money. Shak.
2. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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.
