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.
DUALIN
Noun
dualin (uncountable)
(dated) An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp saturated with nitroglycerin and similar compounds.
Anagrams
• Lindau, unlaid
Source: Wiktionary
Du"a*lin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more liable to explosion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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