DRENCHER

Etymology

Noun

drencher (plural drenchers)

One who, or that which, drenches.

A fire prevention device, like a sprinkler but ejecting a denser curtain of water and sometimes mounted on the outside of a building to prevent the spread of fire from those nearby.

Source: Wiktionary


Drench"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, west or steeps.

2. One who administers a drench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FRISK

(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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