The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
gyp, gip
(noun) (sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
gyp, gip
(verb) (sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle; “the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gyp (plural gyps)
(pejorative, sometimes, offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
synonym of gypsy
Because this term is often considered to derive from the exonymic term Gypsy and represent a racist stereotype of the Romani, it may be offensive. See the usage note about gypsy.
gyp (third-person singular simple present gyps, present participle gypping, simple past and past participle gypped)
(pejorative, sometimes, offensive) To cheat or swindle someone or something inappropriately.
See the notes about the noun, above.
gyp (plural gyps)
(Cambridge and Durham, England, now, mainly, historical) A college servant, one who would attend upon a number of students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks, distinct from a college porter or bedder.
(Cambridge and Durham, England) The room in which such college servants work.
(Cambridge and Durham, England) A small kitchen for use by college students.
Shortening.
gyp (plural gyps)
Gypsophila.
Perhaps from gee up.
gyp (plural gyps)
Pain or discomfort.
Source: Wiktionary
Gyp, n. Etym: [Said to be a sportive application of Gr.
Definition: A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout. [Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.