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.
BUGABOOS
Noun
bugaboos
plural of bugaboo
Source: Wiktionary
BUGABOO
Bug`a*boo", Bug"bear`, n. Etym: [See Bug.]
Definition: Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc. "Bugaboos to fright ye." Lloyd. But, to the world no bugbear is so great As want of figure and a small estate. Pope. The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. S. B. Griffin. The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. J. Burroughs.
Syn.
– Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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