SUCCULA

Suc"cu*la, n. Etym: [L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.] (Mach.)

Definition: A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 November 2024

STAGNATION

(noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); “economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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