单词 | coffee-wit |
释义 | > as lemmascoffee-wit ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] > witty person > types of pot wit1611 vernaculous1623 coffee-wit1667 sea-wit1695 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour Epil. As for the Coffee-wits he says not much, Their proper bus'ness is to Damn the Dutch. 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood ii. i Lydia. What is the coffee-wit? Dap. He is a..gossiping, quibbling wretch, and sets people together by the ears over that sober drink, coffee. < as lemmas |
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