HURKARU

Hur*ka"ru, n. Etym: [Hind. harkara]

Definition: In India, a running footman; a messenger. [Written also hurkaroo.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 September 2023

QUAINT

(adjective) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); “houses with quaint thatched roofs”; “a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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