CROWBAIT

crowbait, crow-bait

(noun) an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crowbait (plural crowbaits)

(US, often, attributive) An old, emaciated horse.

Source: Wiktionary



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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.

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