Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
COCKLESHELL
cockleshell
(noun) a small light flimsy boat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cockleshell (plural cockleshells)
The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
A small, flimsy boat.
Source: Wiktionary
Coc"kle*shell`, n.
1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.
2. A light boat. To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters. W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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