Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BALEFIRE
bonfire, balefire
(noun) a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
balefire (plural balefires)
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
Anagrams
• afebrile, fireable
Source: Wiktionary
Bale"fire`, n. Etym: [AS. b the fire of the b fire, flame (akin to Icel. bal, OSlav. b, white, Gr. bright, white, Skr. bhala brightness) + f, E. fire.]
Definition: A signal fire; an alarm fire. Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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