gyp, gip
(verb) (sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle; “the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gipping
present participle of gip
Source: Wiktionary
Gip, v. t.
Definition: To take out the entrails of (herrings).
Gip, n.
Definition: A servant. See Gyp. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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.
