“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Loan"in, Loan"ing, n. Etym: [From Scotch loan, E. lawn.]
Definition: An open space between cultivated fields through which cattle are driven, and where the cows are sometimes milked; also, a lane. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States