Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CRIBBLING
Verb
cribbling
present participle of cribble
Source: Wiktionary
CRIBBLE
Crib"ble (krb"b'l), n. Etym: [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.]
1. A coarse sieve or screen.
2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.
Crib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbling (-blng).] Etym: [Cf. F. cribler.]
Definition: To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
Crib"ble, a.
Definition: Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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