Parkour or l’art du déplacement (The art of movement) is a discipline that appeared first in France, more similar to a martial art than to a sport, focused on moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible using the abilities of the human body. The term derives from parcours du [...]
Skookumchuck (literally, “strong water”) is a word in the Chinook Jargon that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. Skookum means “strong” or “powerful”, and “chuck” means water, so skookumchuck means “rapids” or “whitewater” . It can mean any rapids, but in coastal usage refers to the powerful [...]
Zymurgy is the scientific study of fermentation. Originally used to describe the science involved in these processes, it is now broadly used to describe the brewing of alcoholic beverages. Louis Pasteur, considered to be the first zymurgist noted the connection between yeast and fermentation. Eduard Buchner determined that fermentation was actually caused by the yeast’s [...]
Bespoke is employed in a variety of applications to mean an item custom-made to the buyer’s specification. While applied to many items now, from computer software to luxury car appointments, the term historically was only applied to tailored clothing, shirts and other parts of men’s apparel involving measurement and fitting. While widespread in the United [...]