Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FORESTAFF
Fore"staff`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross- staff. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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