DETHATCH

Etymology

Verb

dethatch (third-person singular simple present dethatches, present participle dethatching, simple past and past participle dethatched)

(transitive) To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass.

Anagrams

• thatched

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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