ninescore
(archaic) One hundred and eighty.
• recension
Source: Wiktionary
Nine"score`, a.
Definition: Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty.
– n.
Definition: The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2024
(noun) bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
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.