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.
HOYED
Verb
hoyed
simple past tense and past participle of hoy
Source: Wiktionary
HOY
Hoy, n. Etym: [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. The hoy went to London every week. Cowper.
Hoy, interj. Etym: [D. hui. Cf. Ahoy.]
Definition: Ho! Halloe! Stop!
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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