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.
LEATHERHEAD
Etymology
Noun
leatherhead (plural leatherheads)
The friarbird.
(slang, obsolete) A city watchman who wore a leather helmet.
Etymology
Proper noun
Leatherhead
A town in Surrey, England.
Source: Wiktionary
Leath"er*head`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The friar bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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