Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
GAMBA
Proper noun
Gamba (plural Gambas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamba is the 25849th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 952 individuals. Gamba is most common among White (69.01%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.89%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
gamba (plural gambas)
(musical instrument) Abbreviation of viola da gamba.
(musical instrument) A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
Etymology 2
Noun
gamba
(anatomy) The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"ba, n.
Definition: A viola da gamba.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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