onager, Equus hemionus
(noun) Asiatic wild ass
catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket
(noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
onagri
plural of onager
• Girona, agrion, ignaro, oaring, origan
Source: Wiktionary
On"a*ger, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. Etym: [L. onager, onagrus, Gr.
1. (Rom.Antiq.)
Definition: A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. Fairholt.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wild ass, especially the koulan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
