RUNLET

Etymology 1

Noun

runlet (plural runlets)

A small stream or brook.

Etymology 2

Noun

runlet (plural runlets)

(archaic) A wine measure, equivalent to 18 gallons.

Source: Wiktionary


Run"let, n. Etym: [Run + -let.]

Definition: A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook. To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest. Lowell.

Run"let, n.

Definition: Same as Rundlet. "A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary." Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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