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.
DEATHBLOW
deathblow, coup de grace
(noun) the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deathblow (plural deathblows)
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
Synonyms
• (something that brings something to an end): another nail in one's coffin
Source: Wiktionary
Death"blow`, n.
Definition: A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys. The deathblow of my hope. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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