freshens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freshen
Source: Wiktionary
Fresh"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freshened; p. pr. & vb. n. Freshening]
1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.
– To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part.
– To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Fresh"en, v. i.
1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
