Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
SCRINES
Noun
scrines
plural of scrine
Source: Wiktionary
SCRINE
Scrine, n. Etym: [L. scrinium a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. escrin, F. écrin. See Shrine.]
Definition: A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.] But laid them up in immortial scrine. Spenser.
Scrine, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scringing.] Etym: [Cf. Cringe.]
Definition: To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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