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.
PELLING
Verb
pelling
present participle of pell
Source: Wiktionary
PELL
Pell, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Pelt, v. t.]
Definition: To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] Holland.
Pell, n. Etym: [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See Fell a skin.]
1. A skin or hide; a pelt.
2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record. Clerk of the pells, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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