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.
GIRDLERS
Proper noun
Girdlers
plural of Girdler
Anagrams
• gridlers
Noun
girdlers
plural of girdler
Anagrams
• gridlers
Source: Wiktionary
GIRDLER
Gir"dler, n.
1. One who girdles.
2. A maker of girdles.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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