MADRINA

Ma*dri"na, n. Etym: [Sp., prop., a godmother.]

Definition: An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. [S. America]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Coffee Trivia

“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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