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.
FORLESE
Etymology
Verb
forlese (third-person singular simple present forleses, present participle forlesing, simple past forlore, past participle forlorn)
(transitive, obsolete) To abandon, forsake.
Usage notes
Survives in the derived participle adjective forlorn.
Source: Wiktionary
For*lese", v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn (.] Etym: [OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.]
Definition: To lose utterly. [Obs.] haucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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