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.
TORPIDS
Etymology
Noun
torpids pl (plural only)
(UK, Oxford University) A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.
Anagrams
• disport, tripods
Source: Wiktionary
TORPID
Tor"pid, a. Etym: [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]
1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.
2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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