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.
POINTSMAN
pointsman
(noun) a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pointsman (plural pointsmen)
A man in charge of railroad points or switches.
Source: Wiktionary
Points"man, n.; pl. -men (-men).
Definition: A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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