sooterkin (plural sooterkins)
A mouse-like creature which, according to folklore, Dutch women who sit over stoves give birth to.
(figuratively) An abortive scheme.
(colloquial) A Dutch person.
• stinkeroo
Source: Wiktionary
Soot"er*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently.]
Definition: A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
