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.
CHURCHWARDEN
churchwarden
(noun) an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
churchwarden (plural churchwardens)
(British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
• W. Black
Source: Wiktionary
Church"ward`en, n.
1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.
2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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