“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
OLDENED
Verb
oldened
simple past tense and past participle of olden
Source: Wiktionary
OLDEN
Old"en, a.
Definition: Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the olden stamp." J. C. Shairp.
Old"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow old; to age. [R.] She had oldened in that time. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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