Shoe"fly`, n.
1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 January 2025
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
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.
