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.
EJECTOR
ouster, ejector
(noun) a person who ousts or supplants someone else
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ejector (plural ejectors)
One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
(mechanics) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. {Ejector condenser} (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.
ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.
Source: Wiktionary
E*ject"or, n.
1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. Ejector condenser (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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