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.
HAGBUTS
Noun
hagbuts
plural of hagbut
Anagrams
• abgusht
Source: Wiktionary
HAGBUT
Hag"but, n. Etym: [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.]
Definition: A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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