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.
OPPILATION
Etymology
Noun
oppilation (plural oppilations)
The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.
Source: Wiktionary
Op`pi*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. oppilatio: cf. F. opilation.]
Definition: The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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