bident (plural bidents)
A form of spear having two prongs
• bet din, indebt
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"dent, n. Etym: [L. bidens, -entis, having two prongs; bis twice + dens a tooth.]
Definition: An instrument or weapon with two prongs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
