BURROWER

Etymology

Noun

burrower (plural burrowers)

One that burrows.

An animal that lives in an underground hole that it has made itself.

Source: Wiktionary


Bur"row*er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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