According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SLAKED
quenched, satisfied, slaked
(adjective) allayed; “his thirst quenched he was able to continue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
slaked (comparative more slaked, superlative most slaked)
Allayed; quenched; extinguished
Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place
Verb
slaked
simple past tense and past participle of slake
Anagrams
• Daleks, Dalkes, Kadels, Sedlak, Sladek
Source: Wiktionary
SLAKE
Slake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] Etym: [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.]
1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. "And slake the heavenly fire." Spenser. It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. Shak.
2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Slake, v. i.
1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." Sir T. Browne.
2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak.
3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest sinews slake." [R.] Sir J. Davies.
4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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