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
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
