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.
ANKLE
ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
(noun) a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ankle (plural ankles)
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
Coordinate terms
• spat
• wrist
Verb
ankle (third-person singular simple present ankles, present participle ankling, simple past and past participle ankled)
(US, slang) To walk.
(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Source: Wiktionary
An"kle, n. Etym: [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ökkla, ökli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.]
Definition: The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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