EXCAMB

Verb

excamb (third-person singular simple present excambs, present participle excambing, simple past and past participle excambed)

(Scotland, legal, transitive) To exchange; used with reference to transfers of land.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*camb", Ex*cam"bie, v. t. Etym: [LL. excambiare, excambire; L. ex out + cambire. See Change, and cf. Exchange.] (Scots Law)

Definition: To exchange; -- used with reference to transfers of land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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