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.
CONTRAPTION
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contraption (plural contraptions)
A machine that is complicated and precarious.
(figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object.
Synonyms
• (mechanical device): contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, mechanism, construction
Source: Wiktionary
Con*trap"tion, n.
Definition: A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious (#), a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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