WORRAL

Etymology

Noun

worral (plural worrals)

(obsolete) a monitor lizard of Egypt, including both the Nile monitor and desert monitor

Source: Wiktionary


Wor"ral, Wor"rel, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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