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.
WARDROOMS
Noun
wardrooms
plural of wardroom
Source: Wiktionary
WARDROOM
Ward"room`, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers of a war vessel. See Gunroom. Totten.
2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings, political caucuses, elections, etc. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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