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.
invaliding
present participle of invalid
invaliding (plural invalidings)
(UK) The act of exempting someone from duty because of injury or ill health.
Source: Wiktionary
In*val"id, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]
1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.
2. (Law)
Definition: Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.
In"va*lid, n. Etym: [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.]
Definition: A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.
In"va*lid, a. Etym: [See Invalid, n.]
Definition: Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.
In"va*lid, v. t.
1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and almost blind." Dickens.
2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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.