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.
BOULT
Verb
boult (third-person singular simple present boults, present participle boulting, simple past and past participle boulted)
Alternative form of bolt (“to sift”)
Noun
boult (plural boults)
Obsolete form of bolt.
Anagrams
• Bluto, U-bolt, buolt
Source: Wiktionary
Boult, n.
Definition: Corrupted form Bolt.
Boult (bolt), n.
Definition: Corrupted form Bolt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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