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.
SCATCH
Etymology
Noun
scatch (plural scatches)
(obsolete) A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A stilt.
Source: Wiktionary
Scatch, n. Etym: [F. escache.]
Definition: A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth. Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 February 2025
SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
Coffee Trivia
