KNEECAPPED

KNEECAP

kneecap

(verb) shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; “They kneecapped the industrialist”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

kneecapped

simple past tense and past participle of kneecap

Source: Wiktionary


KNEECAP

Knee"cap`, n.

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The kneepan.

2. A cap or protection for the knee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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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