There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
BOBSLED
bobsled, bobsleigh, bob
(noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
bobsled, bobsleigh
(noun) formerly two short sleds coupled together
bobsled, bob
(verb) ride a bobsled; “The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
bobsled (plural bobsleds)
(US and Canada) A sled used to go down a bob track.
(US and Canada) The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; the compound sled so formed.
• W. D. Howells
Synonyms
• (sled): bobsleigh
• (sport): bobsleigh, bobsledding
Verb
bobsled (third-person singular simple present bobsleds, present participle bobsledding, simple past and past participle bobsledded)
To ride a bobsled.
Source: Wiktionary
Bob"sled`, Bob"sleigh`, n.
Definition: A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.] The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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