In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
rangy
(adjective) allowing ample room for ranging
rangy
(adjective) adapted to wandering or roaming
gangling, gangly, lanky, rangy
(adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs; “a gangling teenager”; “a lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rangiest
superlative form of rangy: most rangy
• Tangiers, Tasering, Tigranes, angriest, angrites, angstier, astringe, ganister, gantries, granites, inert gas, ingrates, reasting, stearing, tasering, tearings
Source: Wiktionary
Ran"gy, a. [From Range, v. i.]
Definition: Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable distances; apt or suited for much roving, --chiefly used of cattle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.