: a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent. : a one-room dwelling occupied by a solitary person (as a hermit) : a single room (as in a convent or prison) usually for one person.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The Hatefield-McCoy feud began with the murder of Asa Harmon McCoy on January 7, 1865. Jim Vance, the uncle of Devil Anse Hatfield, despised Harmon because he had joined the Union Army during the American Civil War.
So, you want the real McCoy?. That means you want the real thing, what you know to be of the highest quality, not an inferior imitation. The noted African American inventor, Elijah McCoy was issued more than 57 patents for his inventions during his lifetime. His best-known invention was a cup that fed lubricating oil to machine bearings through a small bore tube.