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.
OXHEAD
Etymology
Noun
oxhead (plural oxheads)
The head of an ox; an emblem of cuckoldom.
(obsolete) A dolt; a blockhead.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ox"head`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hogshead.]
Definition: Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead. Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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