In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMULGE
Etymology
Verb
emulge (third-person singular simple present emulges, present participle emulging, simple past and past participle emulged)
(obsolete) To milk out; to drain.
Anagrams
• legume
Source: Wiktionary
E*mulge", v. t. Etym: [L. emulgere, emulsum; e out + mulgere to milk; akin to E. milk. See Milk.]
Definition: To milk out; to drain. [Obs.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 May 2025
DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Coffee Trivia
