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.
ROUSTABOUT
deckhand, roustabout
(noun) a member of a ship’s crew who performs manual labor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
roustabout (plural roustabouts)
(chiefly, US) an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship, 19th c.
Anagrams
• tourabouts
Source: Wiktionary
Roust"a*bout`, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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