rappee
(noun) strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rappee (countable and uncountable, plural rappees)
(now, chiefly, historical) A dark, coarse, strongly flavored snuff. [from 18th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Rap*pee", n. Etym: [F. râpé, fr. râper to grate, to rasp. See Rasp, v.]
Definition: A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
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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.
