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.
JIBBED
JIB
jibe, gybe, jib, change course
(verb) shift from one side of the ship to the other; “The sail jibbed wildly”
resist, balk, baulk, jib
(verb) refuse to comply
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
jibbed
simple past tense and past participle of jib
Source: Wiktionary
JIBB
Jib, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing.] Also Jibb. [Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe.] (Chiefly Naut.)
Definition: To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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