hominy
(noun) hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hominy (usually uncountable, plural hominies)
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.
• (hulled, lye-soaked, cooked kernels): nixtamal
Source: Wiktionary
Hom"i*ny, n. Etym: [From North American Indian auhúminea parched corn.]
Definition: Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also homony.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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.
