GUARDSHIP

Etymology 1

Noun

guardship (plural guardships)

A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.

Etymology 2

Noun

guardship

(obsolete) Care; protection.

Source: Wiktionary


Guard"ship, n.

Definition: Care; protection. [Obs.] Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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