powter (plural powters)
Alternative form of pouter (a kind of pigeon)
powter (third-person singular simple present powters, present participle powtering, simple past and past participle powtered)
To poke in an exploratory manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pow"ter, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Pouter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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.