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.
dops
plural of dop
• DPOs, PDOs, PODs, SPOD, pods, spod
Source: Wiktionary
Dop, Doop, n.
Definition: A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
Dop, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dap, Dip.]
Definition: To dip. [Obs.] Walton.
Dop, n.
Definition: A dip; a low courtesy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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.