The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ALOFT
aloft
(adverb) in the higher atmosphere above the earth; “weather conditions aloft are fine”
aloft
(adverb) at or to great height; high up in or into the air; “eagles were soaring aloft”; “dust is whirled aloft”
aloft
(adverb) upward; “the good news sent her spirits aloft”
aloft
(adverb) at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; “climbed aloft to unfurl the sail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
aloft (comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft)
At, to, or in the air or sky.
Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
(nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
Anagrams
• float, flota
Source: Wiktionary
A*loft", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.]
1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his flight aloft." Milton.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.
A*loft", prep.
Definition: Above; on top of. [Obs.] Fresh waters run aloft the sea. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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