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.
LIMMERS
Noun
limmers
plural of limmer
Anagrams
• slimmer
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LIMMER
Lim"mer, a.
Definition: Limber. [Obs.] Holland.
Lim"mer, n. Etym: [F. limier. See Leamer.]
1. A limehound; a leamer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.] Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A man rope at the side of a ladder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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