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.
SAWYERS
Noun
sawyers
plural of sawyer
Anagrams
• Swareys, swayers
Proper noun
Sawyers
plural of Sawyer
Source: Wiktionary
SAWYER
Saw"yer, n. Etym: [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer.]
1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.
2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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