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.
SPITTER
spitball, spitter
(noun) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
spitter, expectorator
(noun) a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
spitter (plural spitters)
One who puts meat on a spit.
A young deer whose antlers are beginning to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
Etymology 2
Noun
spitter (plural spitters)
One who spits.
(baseball) A spitball.
Anagrams
• Pitters, pitters, tipster
Source: Wiktionary
Spit"ter, n. Etym: [See Spit to eject from the mouth.]
Definition: One who ejects saliva from the mouth.
Spit"ter, n. Etym: [See Spit an iron prong.]
1. One who puts meat on a spit.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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