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.
CRAPPIES
Noun
crappies
plural of crappie
Anagrams
• epicarps, scrappie
Source: Wiktionary
CRAPPIE
Crap"pie (krp"p), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species. [Written also croppie.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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