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.
ANKUS
ankus
(noun) an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ankus (plural ankuses)
The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
Anagrams
• Kansu, Kuans, Kunas, kunas, unask
Source: Wiktionary
An"kus, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. ankuça.]
Definition: An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. [India] Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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