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.
EARWIGS
Noun
earwigs
plural of earwig
Verb
earwigs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
Source: Wiktionary
EARWIG
Ear"wig`, n. Etym: [AS. eárwicga; eáre ear + wicga beetle, worm: cf. Prov. E. erri-wiggle.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Note: Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear.
3. A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor. Johnson.
Ear"wig`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earwigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Earwigging.]
Definition: To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. "No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens." Lord Campbell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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