Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CULLIED
Verb
cullied
simple past tense and past participle of cully
Source: Wiktionary
CULLY
Cul"ly (kl"l), n.; pl. Cullies (-l. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. cullion.]
Definition: A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull. I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.
Cul"ly, v. t. Etym: [See Cully,n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.]
Definition: To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully fools." Pomfret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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