yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy
(noun) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; “he could not suppress a yawn”; “the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop”; “he apologized for his oscitancy”
oscitancy, oscitance
(noun) drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oscitancy (plural oscitancies)
the act of yawning
drowsiness, especially when marked by yawning
• oscitance
• canticoys
Source: Wiktionary
Os"ci*tan*cy, n. Etym: [See Oscitant.]
1. The act of gaping or yawning.
2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. Hallam. It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.
