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.
BILLINGSGATE
scurrility, billingsgate
(noun) foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
billingsgate
Profane, abusive language; coarse words.
Verb
billingsgate (third-person singular simple present billingsgates, present participle billingsgating, simple past and past participle billingsgated)
(transitive) To use abusive language towards.
Source: Wiktionary
Bil"lings*gate`, n.
1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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