repercussive (comparative more repercussive, superlative most repercussive)
Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.
Driven back; rebounding; reverberated.
(obsolete) Repellent; driving back.
repercussive (plural repercussives)
(obsolete) A repellent.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`per*cuss"ive (-ks"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. répercussif.]
1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison.
2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." Bacon.
3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive roar." Thomson.
Re`per*cuss"ive, n.
Definition: A repellent. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 October 2024
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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.
