WHEREABOUTS

whereabouts

(noun) the general location where something is; “I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

whereabouts (not comparable)

In, at or near what location

Noun

whereabouts pl (plural only)

(plurale tantum) Location; where something is situated.

Source: Wiktionary


Where"a*bout`, Where"a*bouts`, adv.

1. About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him

Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.

2. Concerning which; about which. "The object whereabout they are conversant." Hooker.

Where"a*bout`, Where"a*bouts`, n.

Definition: The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak. A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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