PUERCO

Pu*er"co, n. Etym: [Sp.]

Definition: A hog. Puerco beds (Geol.), a name given to certain strata belonging to the earliest Eocene. They are developed in Northwestern New Mexico, along the Rio Puerco, and are characterized by their mammalian remains.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 March 2024

HUDDLED

(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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