Pilcher (plural Pilchers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pilcher is the 6329th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5391 individuals. Pilcher is most common among White (87.39%) individuals.
pilcher (plural pilchers)
Archaic form of pilchard.
pilcher (plural pilchers)
(obsolete) One who wears a pilch.
(obsolete) A scabbard, as of a sword.
Source: Wiktionary
Pilch"er, n. Etym: [From Pilch.]
Definition: A scabbard, as of a sword. [Obs.] Shak.
Pilch"er, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pilchard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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.
