shopboard (plural shopboards)
(now, historical) A tradesman's counter or table where goods for sale are displayed. [from 16th c.]
(now, historical) A workbench or platform on which a tradesman, especially a tailor, sits to work. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Shop"board`, n.
Definition: A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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.
