Coun"ter-roll` (-rl`), n. Etym: [Cf. Control.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll. Burrill.
Note: As a verb this word is contracted into control. See Control.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
