roborant

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roborant (ROB-er-uhnt) - adj., tending to increase rigor or strength. n.., a strengthening tonic.


Borrowed around 1660 from rōborant, the stem form of rōborāns, the past participle of rōborāre, to strengthen, from rōbur, an oak. Yes, that bottle off to the side of the roadside vegetable stand, the roborant that's "for medicinal purposes," it'll make you as strong as an oak tree.

---L.

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Alternatively, an auto-generated comment that engages blog readers at length.

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And if they do engage readers at length, then, well (http://xkcd.com/810/).

---L.