Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
AXLETREE
axletree
(noun) a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
axletree (plural axletrees)
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
A spindle or axle of a wheel.
Source: Wiktionary
Ax"le*tree`, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. öxultr.]
1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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