The word for today is… farrier (noun): : a person who shoes horses Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Farrier is now usually applied specifically to a blacksmith who specializes in shoeing horses, a skill that requires not only the ability to shape and fit horseshoes, but also the ability to clean, trim,
Newshub breathlessly reports on the massive spike in cocaine use in New Zealand. Wastewater samples have revealed a massive rise in New Zealand’s cocaine use while methamphetamine and MDMA consumption appears to be on the decline. Police’s national wastewater testing programme results for between July and September (Q3)
The word for today is… gloaming (noun): : twilight, dusk Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Originally used in Scottish dialects of English, the word traces back to the Old English glom, meaning “twilight,” which shares an ancestor with the Old English glowan, meaning “to glow.” In the early 1800s, English speakers looked
The word for today is… sandbag (noun, verb): noun : a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon verb 1: to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags 2a: to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag b: to treat unfairly
The word for today is… motley (adjective, noun): adjective 1: variegated in color 2: made up of many different people or things noun 1: a woolen fabric of mixed colors made in England between the 14th and 17th centuries 2: a garment made of motley – especially the characteristic dress of
The word for today is… wheedle (verb): 1: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery 2: to gain or get by wheedling Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Wheedle has been a part of the English lexicon since the mid-17th century, though no one is quite sure how it wheedled
John Maunder Groundhog Day, February 2, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses many centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. (parts of the following story are from my book “Fifteen
The word for today is… onomatopoeia (noun): 1: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) 2: the use of words whose sound suggests the sense Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :English speakers have only used the word
The word for today is… jejune (adjective): 1: devoid of significance or interest : dull 2: juvenile, puerile 3: lacking nutritive value Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The term comes to us from the Latin word jejunus, which means “empty of food,” “hungry,” or “meager.” When English speakers first used jejune back
Brian Doyle mercatornet.com Brian Doyle draws cartoons for MercatorNet. He lives in Brisbane, Australia. Have you always been a cartoonist? The moment I picked up a pencil over 70 years ago I was hooked. Dad was a journalist who brought home the old Aussie Bulletin every week to show
The word for today is… vamoose (verb): : to depart quickly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :In the 1820s and ’30s, the American Southwest was rough-and-tumble territory—the true Wild West. English-speaking cowboys, Texas Rangers, and gold prospectors regularly rubbed elbows with Spanish-speaking vaqueros in the local saloons, and a certain amount
Connor O’Keeffe Writer and Video Producer mises.org Connor O’Keeffe is a writer and video producer at the Mises Institute. He has a masters in economics and a bachelors in geology. Whether you like it or not, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. That’s the message
The word for today is… leonine (adjective): : of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :Most people or characters described as leonine aren’t cowardly (with one famous exception, of course), but rather noble, strong, regal, or possessed of similarly positive virtues associated with pride-forming
Sarah Tatton PhD Candidate and Associate Lecturer in Criminology Sheffield Hallam University Pamela Anderson’s Netflix documentary is worth watching for many reasons, but one of the greatest lessons it has to offer is what a victim-survivor of intimate partner abuse looks like: resilient, resourceful, eternally optimistic and compassionate. Unlike
The word for today is… extirpate (verb): 1a: to destroy completely : wipe out b: to pull up by the root 2: to cut out by surgery Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :You don’t have to dig too deep into the history of extirpate to discover that its roots are in,
The word for today is… pell-mell (adverb): 1: in mingled confusion or disorder 2: in confused haste Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology :The word pell-mell was probably formed through a process called reduplication. This process—which involves the repetition of a word or part of a word, with often a slight
