JAYHAWKER

Noun

jayhawker (plural jayhawkers)

(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas-Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.

Any robber or bandit.

Source: Wiktionary


Jay"hawk`er, n.

Definition: A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla.

Note: [A term of opprobrium used in the war of 1861-65, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 March 2025

STAND

(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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