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.
WADDY
Etymology 1
Noun
waddy (plural waddies)
(colloquial) A cowboy.
Etymology 2
Noun
waddy (plural waddies)
(Australia) A war club used by Aboriginal Australians; a nulla nulla.
A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.
Verb
waddy (third-person singular simple present waddies, present participle waddying, simple past and past participle waddied)
(transitive) To attack or beat with an Aboriginal war club.
Anagrams
• Dawdy
Proper noun
Waddy (plural Waddys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Waddy is the 15792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1844 individuals. Waddy is most common among Black/African American (77.71%) and White (15.46%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Dawdy
Source: Wiktionary
Wad"dy, n.; pl. Waddies. [Written also waddie, whaddie.] [Native name. Thought by some to be a corrup. of E. wood.] [Australia]
1. An aboriginal war club.
2. A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.
Wad"dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waddied; p. pr. & vb. n. Waddying.]
Definition: To attack or beat with a waddy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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