INTERPOINT

Etymology 1

Noun

interpoint (plural interpoints)

(typography) synonym of interpunct ⟨·⟩.

Etymology 2

Verb

interpoint (third-person singular simple present interpoints, present participle interpointing, simple past and past participle interpointed)

(transitive, obsolete) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.

Her heart commands, her words should pass out first,
And then her sighs should interpoint her words;
The whiles her eyes out into tears should burst.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*point", v. t.

Definition: To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. [R.] Her sighs should interpoint her words. Daniel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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