OUTDWELL

Etymology

Verb

outdwell (third-person singular simple present outdwells, present participle outdwelling, simple past and past participle outdwelled or outdwelt)

(transitive, obsolete) To dwell or stay beyond.

It is marvel that he out-dwells his hour / For lovers ever run before the clock.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*dwell", v. t.

Definition: To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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