agger (plural aggers)
A high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again.
A low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again.
(historical) In ancient Roman construction, an earthwork; a mound or raised work.
• Gager, Garge, Grega, eggar, gager, regag
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"ger, n. Etym: [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.]
Definition: An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] Hearne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.