whirret (plural whirrets)
(obsolete) A blow; the act of striking.
whirret (third-person singular simple present whirrets, present participle whirreting, simple past and past participle whirreted)
(obsolete, transitive) To box someone's ears.
• writher
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
