Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
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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