sherardize (third-person singular simple present sherardizes, present participle sherardizing, simple past and past participle sherardized)
(transitive) To coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc.
Source: Wiktionary
Sher"ard*ize, v. t. [From Sherard Cowper-Coles, the inventor.] (Metal.)
Definition: To subject to the process of vapor galvanizing (which see, below).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
