cowp (plural cowps)
(Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A filthy and disgusting place.
(dialect) A reversal of fortune; An unexpected misfortune.
cowp (third-person singular simple present cowps, present participle cowping, simple past and past participle cowped)
To fall or tip over.
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14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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.