SHELTERBELT

windbreak, shelterbelt

(noun) hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shelterbelt (plural shelterbelts)

A row of trees that acts as a windbreak

Source: Wiktionary



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CUNT

(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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