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.
BUZZARDS
Noun
buzzards
plural of buzzard
Proper noun
Buzzards
plural of Buzzard
Source: Wiktionary
BUZZARD
Buz"zard, n.Etym: [O.E. busard, bosard, F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.
Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe. The American species (of which the most common are B. borealis, B. Pennsylvanicus, and B. lineatus) are usually called hen hawks.
– The rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe (Pernis apivorus) feeds on bees and their larvæ, with other insects, and reptiles.
– The moor buzzard of Europe is Circus æruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and Carrion buzzard. Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
2. A blockhead; a dunce. It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a buzzard. Goldsmith.
Buz"zard, a.
Definition: Senseless; stupid. [R.& Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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