poussette (plural poussettes)
A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
(card games) A method of cheating in card games, whereby a player surreptitiously changes his or her stake after the cards are dealt.
poussette (third-person singular simple present poussettes, present participle poussetting, simple past and past participle poussetted)
To waltz around each other, as two couples do in a contra dance.
Source: Wiktionary
Pous*sette", n. Etym: [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.]
Definition: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.
Pous*sette", v. i.
Definition: To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] Tennyson. Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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.
