The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
REPROOF
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure; “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
admonish, reprove, reproof
(verb) take to task; “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
reproof (countable and uncountable, plural reproofs)
An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
Etymology 2
Verb
reproof (third-person singular simple present reproofs, present participle reproofing, simple past and past participle reproofed)
To proof again.
Anagrams
• proofer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*proof" (r-prf"), n. Etym: [OE. reproef. See Proof, Reprove.]
1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.]
2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.
Syn.
– Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See Admonition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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