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.
LARRUP
spank, paddle, larrup
(verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
larrup (third-person singular simple present larrups, present participle larrupping or larruping, simple past and past participle larrupped or larruped)
to beat or thrash
Noun
larrup (countable and uncountable, plural larrups)
(countable) A blow or smack.
(uncountable) backchat or rudeness
Synonyms
• (rudeness): backchat, cheek (informal), impertinence, impudence, rudeness
Source: Wiktionary
Lar"rup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larruped; p. pr. & vb. n. Larruping.] Etym: [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.]
Definition: To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Forby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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