Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
EFFORCE
Etymology
Verb
efforce (third-person singular simple present efforces, present participle efforcing, simple past and past participle efforced)
(obsolete, reflexive) To force oneself.
(obsolete, transitive) To force, force open; to acquire by force.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*force, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Efforced; p. pr. & vb. n. Efforcing.] Etym: [OF. esforcier (F. s'efforcer to exert one's self), LL. exforciare; L. ex + fortis strong. See Force.]
Definition: To force; to constrain; to compel to yield. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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