scorse
(obsolete) barter; exchange; trade
scorse (third-person singular simple present scorses, present participle scorsing, simple past and past participle scorsed)
(obsolete, ambitransitive) To barter or exchange.
(obsolete) To chase.
• Croses, Crosse, Secors, Sorces, cessor, corses, crosse, orcess, scores
Source: Wiktionary
Scorse ( or ), n. Etym: [Cf. It. scorsa a course, and E. discourse.]
Definition: Barter; exchange; trade. [Obs.] And recompensed them with a better scorse. Spenser.
Scorse, v. t. Etym: [Written also scourse, and scoss.]
1. To barter or exchange. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To chase. [Obs.] Spenser.
Scorse, v. i.
Definition: To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
