hesp (plural hesps)
(Scotland) A measure of two hanks of linen thread.
• Ephs, PSHE, eshp, heps, pehs, shep
Source: Wiktionary
Hesp, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See Hasp.]
Definition: A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also hasp.] Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
