babbler, cackler
(noun) any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
cackler
(noun) a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cackler (plural cacklers)
A person or creature that cackles.
• clacker, crackle
Source: Wiktionary
Cac"kler, n.
1. A fowl that cackles.
2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 February 2025
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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.
