UNBUSIED

Etymology

Adjective

unbusied (not comparable)

Not required to work; unemployed; not busy.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bus"ied, a.

Definition: Not required to work; unemployed; not busy. [R.] These unbusied persons can continue in this playing idleness till it become a toil. Bp. Rainbow

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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