OVERHENT

Etymology

Verb

overhent (third-person singular simple present overhents, present participle overhenting, simple past and past participle overhent)

(obsolete) To catch hold of; to overtake.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*hent", v. t. Etym: [See Hent.]

Definition: To overtake. [Obs.] So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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