PAWKIEST

PAWKY

pawky

(adjective) cunning and sly; “the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants”- Punch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

pawkiest

superlative form of pawky: most pawky

Source: Wiktionary


PAWKY

Paw"ky, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. pæcean to deceive.]

Definition: Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot.] Jamieson.

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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