fineer (third-person singular simple present fineers, present participle fineering, simple past and past participle fineered)
Alternative form of veneer
fineer (third-person singular simple present fineers, present participle fineering, simple past and past participle fineered)
(intransitive, archaic) To acquire goods fraudulently by having them specially made so as to be unsuitable for other customers, and then threatening not to take them except on credit.
• Feiner, enfire, ferine, refine
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*neer", v. i.
Definition: To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. [R.] Goldsmith.
Fi*neer", v. t.
Definition: To veneer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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.
