ENTOIL

Etymology

Verb

entoil (third-person singular simple present entoils, present participle entoiling, simple past and past participle entoiled)

To capture with toils or nets; to ensnare.

Anagrams

• Lo-t'ien, etolin, lionet, lone it

Source: Wiktionary


En*toil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling.]

Definition: To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 March 2025

SESQUIPEDALIAN

(adjective) given to the overuse of long words; “sesquipedalian orators”; “this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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