PIGHTING

PIGHT

Pight, imp. & p. p. of Pitch, to throw; -- used also adjectively.

Definition: Pitched; fixed; determined. [Obs.] [His horse] pight him on the pommel of his head. Chaucer. I found him pight to do it. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONVULSIVE

(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; “convulsive motions”; “his body made a spasmodic jerk”; “spastic movements”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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