cumshaws
plural of cumshaw
Source: Wiktionary
Cum"shaw (km"sha), n. Etym: [Chin. kom-tsie.]
Definition: A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams.
Cum"shaw, v. t.
Definition: To give or make a present to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
