DOWNHAULS

Noun

downhauls

plural of downhaul

Source: Wiktionary


DOWNHAUL

Down"haul`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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Coffee Trivia

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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