“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
KNITCHET
Knitch, Knitch"et, n. Etym: [Cf. Knit.]
Definition: A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or handfuls. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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