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.
UNDERPITCH
Etymology
Verb
underpitch (third-person singular simple present underpitches, present participle underpitching, simple past and past participle underpight or underpitched)
(obsolete) To fill underneath; to stuff.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*pitch", v. t. [imp. Underpight.] Etym: [OE. underpicchen. See Under, and Pitch to throw, fix.]
Definition: To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.] He drank and well his girdle underpight. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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