buist (plural buists)
(Scotland) A box or chest.
(Scotland) A mark put on sheep or cattle to indicate ownership.
buist (third-person singular simple present buists, present participle buisting, simple past and past participle buisted)
(Scotland, transitive) To mark with a buist.
Source: Wiktionary
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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.
