There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DICKER
dicker, bargain
(verb) negotiate the terms of an exchange; “We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dicker (third-person singular simple present dickers, present participle dickering, simple past and past participle dickered)
(intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
(transitive) To barter.
Noun
dicker (countable and uncountable, plural dickers)
(obsolete) A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.
(US) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.
Synonyms
• daker
Anagrams
• Derick, Redick, ricked
Source: Wiktionary
Dick"er, n. Etym: [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten, fr. decem ten. See Ten.]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.] A dicker of cowhides. Heywood.
2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker. [U.S.] For peddling dicker, not for honest sales. Whittier.
Dick"er, v. i. & t.
Definition: To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker. and to swap." Cooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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