MIDSHIP

Etymology

Adjective

midship

Pertaining to the middle of a ship or a boat.

Noun

midship

The middle of a ship or a boat.

Source: Wiktionary


Mid"ship`, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. Midship beam (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.

– Midship bend, the broadest frame in a vessel. Weale.

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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