There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
HAVERSACK
backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack
(noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
haversack (plural haversacks)
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.
Source: Wiktionary
Hav"er*sack, n. Etym: [F. havresac, G. habersack, sack for oats. See 2d Haver, and Sack a bag.]
1. A bag for oats or oatmeal. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from knapsack.
3. A gunner's case or bag used carry cartridges from the ammunition chest to the piece in loading.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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