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.
BRODEKINS
Noun
brodekins
plural of brodekin
Source: Wiktionary
BRODEKIN
Brode"kin, n. Etym: [F. brodequin, OE. brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin, prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. Buskin.]
Definition: A buskin or half-boot. [Written also brodequin.] [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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