fiddlewood (countable and uncountable, plural fiddlewoods)
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
Any of these trees.
Source: Wiktionary
Fid"dle*wood`, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fidèle, lit., faithful wood; -- so called from its durability.]
Definition: The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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.
