REMONTOIR

Etymology

Noun

remontoir (plural remontoirs)

A device in a clock which provides a regular impulse to the pendulum.

Anagrams

• interroom

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mon`toir" (re-mn"twr"; E. r-mn"twr), n. Etym: [F.] (Horology)

Definition: See under Escapement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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