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.
PELTER
pelter
(noun) a thrower of missiles; “the police were too busy to chase the pelters”
downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
(noun) a heavy rain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pelter (plural pelters)
One who pelts.
(sometimes, figurative) A pelting; a shower of missiles, rain, anger, etc.
(dated) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
Anagrams
• petrel
Source: Wiktionary
Pelt"er, n.
Definition: One who pelts.
Pel"ter, n.
Definition: A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint. [Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." Gascoigne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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