According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
THLIPSIS
Etymology
Noun
thlipsis (uncountable)
(medicine, obsolete) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
(Christianity) A time of hardship.
Source: Wiktionary
Thlip"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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