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inthronization , n : (archaic) Enthronement. Today in 2018 is the 65th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1953.

pike , n : Senses relating to a pointed object. (military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. A sharp point, such as that of the weapon. A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”). (diving, gymnastics) A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife. (fashion, dated) A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe. (chiefly Northern England) Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit. […] Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.

overthrow , v : (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force. (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.

veisalgia , n : (medicine) The unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol; a hangover. The Hangover Part III, the final instalment of the Hangover series of films, was released in the United States on this day five years ago in 2013.

fret , v : (transitive, obsolete or poetic) Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry. (transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple. (transitive) In the form fret out: to squander, to waste. (transitive, intransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away. (transitive, intransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray. (intransitive) To be anxious, to worry. (intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion. (intransitive, brewing, oenology) To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.