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.
COCKETS
Noun
cockets
plural of cocket
Source: Wiktionary
COCKET
Cock"et, a. Etym: [F. coquet coquettish. See Coquette, n.]
Definition: Pert; saucy. [Obs.] Halliwell.
Cock"et, n.
1. (Eng. Law)
Definition: A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shopper as a warrant that his goods have been duly enstered and have paid duty.
2. An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered. [Eng.]
3. A measure for bread. [Obs.] Blount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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