Kemps
A card game, played in teams of two, the object being to get four of a kind, then silently communicate the fact to one's partner, who shouts "Kemps!".
kemps
plural of kemp
Source: Wiktionary
Kemps, n. pl. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
Definition: The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). Dr. Prior.
Kemp, Kemp"ty, n.
Definition: Coarse, rough hair wool or fur, injuring its quality.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
