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.
GAINSTRIVE
Etymology
Verb
gainstrive (third-person singular simple present gainstrives, present participle gainstriving, simple past gainstrove or gainstrived, past participle gainstriven or gainstrived)
(obsolete, transitive) To strive against; to resist, oppose. [16th century]
(obsolete, intransitive) To resist; to fight back. [16th century]
Source: Wiktionary
Gain"strive`, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Again, and Strive.]
Definition: To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRISP
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
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