girdlesteads
plural of girdlestead
Source: Wiktionary
Gir"dle*stead, n. Etym: [Girdle + stead place.]
1. That part of the body where the girdle is worn. [Obs.] Sheathed, beneath his girdlestead. Chapman.
2. The lap. [R.] There fell a flower into her girdlestead. Swinburne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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.
