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.
BREASTWORK
parapet, breastwork
(noun) fortification consisting of a low wall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
breastwork (plural breastworks)
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
A parapet.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
Source: Wiktionary
Breast"work`, n.
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A defensive work of moderate height, hastily thrown up, of earth or other material.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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