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.
CAUTEL
Noun
cautel (countable and uncountable, plural cautels)
(obsolete) deceit
(obsolete) caution; prudence; wariness
(Christianity) A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"tel, n. Etym: [F. cautèle, L. cautela, fr. cavere to be on one's guard, to take care.]
1. Caution; prudence; wariness. [Obs.] Fulke.
2. Craft; deceit; falseness. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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