foray, raid, maraud
(noun) a sudden short attack
maraud
(verb) raid and rove in search of booty; “marauding rebels overran the countryside”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maraud (third-person singular simple present marauds, present participle marauding, simple past and past participle marauded)
(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
(intransitive) To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.
(transitive) To raid and pillage.
The verb and adjective are more common as “marauding”.
• Madura, damaru, daruma
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*raud", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding.] Etym: [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. Herald). Cf. Malice.]
Definition: To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. "Marauding hosts." Milman.
Ma*raud", n.
Definition: An excursion for plundering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
