Subj : [Test] Word of the Day
To   : All
From : Northern Realms
Date : Fri Jul 29 2022 07:30:02

Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

Filibuster
A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a
freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American
coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez
in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to
Nicaragua, in 1855. A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making
long speeches

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 * Origin: Northern Realms (1337:3/126)

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