kav.
tinder, punk, touchwood, amadou, any spongy and flammable substance used to light fire
Meaning & usage
tinder, punk, touchwood, amadou, any spongy and flammable substance used to light fire
slough, the skin shed by a snake or other reptile when the old skin is outgrown
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاو (kav, “tinder, touchwood”), from Proto-Turkic *kiab (“tree fungus; dry grass”).
bet, any money wagered during the play of a hand
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French cave.
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