WRANGLESOME

Etymology

Adjective

wranglesome (comparative more wranglesome, superlative most wranglesome)

Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.

Source: Wiktionary


Wran"gle*some, a.

Definition: Contentious; quarrelsome. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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