PEPPERBOX

Etymology

Noun

pepperbox (plural pepperboxes)

A peppershaker.

(firearms) A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.

A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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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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