swabbers
plural of swabber
Source: Wiktionary
Swab"ber, v. t.
Definition: To swab. [R.]
Swab"ber, n. Etym: [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]
1. One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.
3. Same as Swobber, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2024
(noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; “hundreds of people attended his funeral”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
