There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
QUIRT
quirt
(noun) whip with a leather thong at the end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quirt (plural quirts)
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
Verb
quirt (third-person singular simple present quirts, present participle quirting, simple past and past participle quirted)
To strike with a quirt.
Synonyms
• (to whip or scourge): whip
Source: Wiktionary
Quirt, n.
Definition: A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide T. Roosevelt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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