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.
BEVY
bevy
(noun) a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); “we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks”
bevy
(noun) a large gathering of people of a particular type; “he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire”; “a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bevy (plural bevies)
(collective) A group of animals, in particular quail.
(collective) A group of women.
(collective) A large group or collection.
Source: Wiktionary
Bev"y, n.; pl. Bevies. Etym: [Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage.]
1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies. What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl.
2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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