hawkers
plural of hawker
• Hawsker, Kershaw
Source: Wiktionary
Hawk"er, n.
Definition: One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.
Hawk"er, v. i.
Definition: To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Hawk"er, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.]
Definition: A falconer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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.
