mossie (plural mossies)
(South Africa) Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
mossie (plural mossies)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A mosquito.
• Moises, mioses, mosies, seismo-
Mossie
(Ireland) A diminutive of the male given name Maurice.
Mossie (plural Mossies)
(dated or historical, UK, military, informal, colloquial) A de Havilland Mosquito.
• Moises, mioses, mosies, seismo-
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27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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.
