blackwater
(noun) any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Blackwater
A surname used by the Navajo people.
A river in Essex, England, which flows into the North Sea at Bradwell.
Any of several rivers in Ireland.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackwater is the 48,256th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 438 individuals. Blackwater is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (89.5%) individuals.
blackwater (usually uncountable, plural blackwaters)
Water containing loam, tannins, etc, giving it a very dark appearance. [from 15th c.]
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. [from 19th c.]
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. [from 20th c.]
• (waste water likely to contain fecal matter): brown water, foul water, sewage
• graywater
• greywater
• sullage
• washwater
Source: Wiktionary
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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.
