refresher

[ri-fresh-er]

re·fresh·er

[ri-fresh-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that refreshes.
2.
British. a partial or interim fee paid to a lawyer during a prolonged case.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English refressher. See refresh, -er1
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Refresher is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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refresher (rɪˈfrɛʃə)
 
n
1.  something that refreshes, such as a cold drink
2.  English law a fee, additional to that marked on the brief, paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than a day

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