grabbles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grabble
• gabblers
Source: Wiktionary
Grab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grabbling (.] Etym: [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.]
1. To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden.
2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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.
