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.
SOB
sob, sobbing
(noun) convulsive gasp made while weeping
asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB
(noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
sob
(verb) weep convulsively; “He was sobbing inconsolably”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sob (plural sobs)
A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
(onomatopoeia) sound of sob
Verb
sob (third-person singular simple present sobs, present participle sobbing, simple past and past participle sobbed)
(intransitive) to weep with convulsive gasps.
(transitive) to say (something) while sobbing.
Synonyms
• See also weep
Etymology 2
Verb
sob (third-person singular simple present sobs, present participle sobbing, simple past and past participle sobbed)
To soak.
Anagrams
• BOS, BSO, Bos., OBs, OSB, Obs, bos, obs
Noun
SOB (countable and uncountable, plural SOBs)
(countable, vulgar, slang) Initialism of son of a bitch.
(uncountable) Initialism of shortness of breath.
(aviation, plural) Initialism of souls on board.
Anagrams
• BOS, BSO, Bos., OBs, OSB, Obs, bos, obs
Source: Wiktionary
Sob, v. t. Etym: [See Sop.]
Definition: To soak. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Sob, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] Etym: [OE. sobben; akin to AS. seófian, siófian, to complain, bewail, seófung, siófung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s, s, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s to drink, OHG. s. Cf. Sup.]
Definition: To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath. Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. Bacon. She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. Dryden.
Sob, n.
1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. Dryden.
2. Any sorrowful cry or sound. The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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