knockback (plural knockbacks)
A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.
(UK, Australia, informal) A rejection; a refusal.
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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.
