FOOTRACE

footrace, foot race, run

(noun) a race run on foot; “she broke the record for the half-mile run”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

footrace (plural footraces)

A race run on foot.

Anagrams

• acre foot, acre-foot, footcare

Source: Wiktionary



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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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