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.
HAVELOCKS
Noun
havelocks
plural of havelock
Source: Wiktionary
HAVELOCK
Hav"e*lock, n. Etym: [From Havelock, an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.]
Definition: A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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