swire (plural swires)
(obsolete) The neck.
A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale.
• Rewis, Wires, Wiser, weirs, wiers, wires, wiser, wries
Source: Wiktionary
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
