dowitcher
(noun) shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dowitcher (plural dowitchers)
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Dow"itch*er, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The red-breasted or gray snipe (Macrorhamphus griseus); -- called also brownback, and grayback.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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.
