gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus
(noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
garpike (plural garpikes or garpike)
A gar or garfish
(especially, US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.
(especially, UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.
• See usage notes at gar.
Source: Wiktionary
Gar" pike` or; Gar"pike`. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See under Gar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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.
