WILDCATTER

wildcatter

(noun) an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wildcatter (plural wildcatters)

(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.

A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.

(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.

Source: Wiktionary



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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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