Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BLUBBERED
Verb
blubbered
simple past tense and past participle of blubber
Adjective
blubbered (not comparable)
Of the face: swollen from weeping.
Source: Wiktionary
Blub"bered, p. p. & a.
Definition: Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip. Spenser.
BLUBBER
Blub"ber, n. Etym: [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.]
1. A bubble. At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. Henryson.
2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large sea nettle or medusa.
Blub"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blubbering.]
Definition: To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner. She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. Swift.
Blub"ber, v. t.
1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.
2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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