SLAVOCRACY

Etymology

Noun

slavocracy (plural slavocracies)

(US, chiefly, historical) The persons or interest representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery.

Source: Wiktionary


Slav*oc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Slave + -cracy, as in democracy.]

Definition: The persons or interest formerly representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WINEBERRY

(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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