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Coaster
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| coaster (ˈkəʊstə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) a vessel or trader engaged in coastal commerce |
| 2. | a small tray, sometimes on wheels, for holding a decanter, wine bottle, etc |
| 3. | a person or thing that coasts |
| 4. | a protective disc or mat for glasses or bottles |
| 5. | (US) short for roller coaster |
| 6. | (W African) a European resident on the coast |
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Word Origin & History
coaster
1570s, "one who sails along coasts," from coast in verbal sense. Applied to vessels for such sailing from 1680s. Tabletop drink stand (c.1887), originally "round tray for a decanter," so called from a resemblance to a sled, or because it "coasted" around the table to each
EXPAND guest in turn after dinner. (Coast (v.) in sense "to go around the sides or border" of something is from mid-14c.)
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