Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SCAMPING
Verb
scamping
present participle of scamp
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SCAMP
Scamp, n. Etym: [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]
Definition: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.
Scamp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]
Definition: To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. Wedgwood. Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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