According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PROWL
prowl
(noun) the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
prowl
(verb) move about in or as if in a predatory manner; “The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town”
prowl, lurch
(verb) loiter about, with no apparent aim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
prowl (third-person singular simple present prowls, present participle prowling, simple past and past participle prowled)
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
(intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.
(transitive, obsolete) To collect by plunder.
Noun
prowl (plural prowls)
(colloquial) The act of prowling.
Source: Wiktionary
Prowl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling.] Etym: [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. Proke.]
1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney.
2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
Prowl, v. i.
Definition: To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
Prowl, n.
Definition: The act of prowling. [Colloq.] Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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