GREYBEARD

bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard

(noun) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

greybeard (plural greybeards)

(poetic) An old man.

Synonym: Thesaurus:old man

(figurative) Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.

Synonyms: oldbie, old-timer, veteran

Hyponym: greymuzzle

(historical) A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.

Source: Wiktionary



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RIGHT

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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