OUTSAIL

outsail

(verb) sail faster or better than; “They outsailed the Roman fleet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outsail (third-person singular simple present outsails, present participle outsailing, simple past and past participle outsailed)

(transitive) To sail faster or further than.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*sail", v. t.

Definition: To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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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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