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.
pryings
plural of prying
• springy, spy ring
Source: Wiktionary
Pry"ing, a.
Definition: Inspecting closely or impertinently.
Syn.
– Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.
Pry, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.]
Definition: A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.
Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.]
Definition: To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
Pry, v. i. Etym: [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.]
Definition: To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. Shak.
Pry, n.
Definition: Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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.