rapier, tuck
(noun) a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rapier (plural rapiers)
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).
rapier (comparative more rapier, superlative most rapier)
Extremely sharp.
Cutting smarts or keen wit.
• pairer, repair
Rapier (plural Rapiers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rapier is the 16601st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1727 individuals. Rapier is most common among White (81.24%) and Black/African American (11.99%) individuals.
• pairer, repair
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"pi*er, n. Etym: [F. rapière, perhaps for raspière, and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. rasp, v.]
Definition: A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting. Rapier fish (Zoöl.), the swordfish. [Obs.] Grew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.