JOBATION

Etymology

Noun

jobation (countable and uncountable, plural jobations)

An extensive rebuke or telling-off; a long criticism or admonitory lecture.

Source: Wiktionary


Jo*ba"tion, n. Etym: [Prov. E. job to scold, to reprove, perh. fr. Job, the proper name.]

Definition: A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. [Law] Grose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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