As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
KECKED
Verb
kecked
simple past tense and past participle of keck
Source: Wiktionary
KECK
Keck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kecking.] Etym: [Cf. dial. G. köcken, köken.]
Definition: To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit. [R.] Swift.
Keck, n.
Definition: An effort to vomit; queasiness. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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