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.
swordbill (plural swordbills)
A hummingbird, Docimastes ensiferus, with a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird.
• bow drills
Source: Wiktionary
Sword"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 July 2024
(noun) absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
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.