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.
SCRIMSHAW
scrimshaw
(noun) a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scrimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural scrimshaws)
(uncountable) The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
(countable) An item produced by scrimshaw.
Verb
scrimshaw (third-person singular simple present scrimshaws, present participle scrimshawing, simple past and past participle scrimshawed)
(intransitive) To make an item of scrimshaw.
(transitive) To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
Scrim"shaw`, v. t.
Definition: To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]
Scrim"shaw`, n.
Definition: A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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