GNAWER

rodent, gnawer

(noun) relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gnawer (plural gnawers)

One who gnaws.

A rodent or other animal that gnaws.

Anagrams

• Wagner, wanger

Source: Wiktionary


Gnaw"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, gnaws.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A rodent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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