Dick Kirkbride stands in front of one of six bookcases that he built for the genealogy libraryâs second room, located at the Caldwell Public Library Annex. The other cases are full, and soon there will be research material on this case too. The Noble County Chapter of Ohio Genealogy Society recently... Read more
scurvy(Noun) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes. scurvy(Adjective) Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
Adj. groovy is 1853 in lit. sense of of a groove; 1937 in slang sense of excellent, from jazz slang phrase in the groove (1932) performing well (without grandstanding).. As teen slang for wonderful, it dates from 1944; popularized 1960s, out of currency by 1980.