DOGBRIER

Dog"-bri`er, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The dog-rose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 December 2024

STRAFE

(verb) attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; “civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country’s surrender”


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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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