SLIDOMETER

Sli*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Slide + -meter.]

Definition: An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars occasioned by sudden stopping.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 March 2025

INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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