tram
(verb) travel by tram
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tramming
present participle of tram
Source: Wiktionary
Tram"ming, n. (Silk Manuf.)
Definition: The act or process of forming trams. See 2d Tram.
Tram, n. Etym: [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf. OSw. trĂĄm, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]
1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] De Quincey.
3. One of the rails of a tramway.
4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.] Tram car, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a street railway car.
– Tram plate, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.
– Tram pot (Milling), the step and support for the lower end of the spindle of a millstone.
Tram, n. Etym: [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]
Definition: A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
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.
