Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SLEIGHING
Verb
sleighing
present participle of sleigh
Noun
sleighing (plural sleighings)
A ride on a sleigh.
Source: Wiktionary
Sleigh"ing, n.
1. The act of riding in a sleigh.
2. The state of the snow or ice which admits of running sleighs.
SLEIGH
Sleigh, a.
Definition: Sly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sleigh, n. Etym: [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle. See Sled.]
Definition: A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge. Sleigh bell, a small bell attached either to a horse when drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead of a clapper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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