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.
SLUED
Verb
slued
simple past tense and past participle of slue
Adjective
slued (comparative more slued, superlative most slued)
Alternative form of slewed (“drunk, tipsy”)
Anagrams
• duels, dulse, leuds, ludes
Source: Wiktionary
SLUE
Sloo, or Slue, n.
Definition: A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.
Slue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing (.] Etym: [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens.
Slue, v. i.
Definition: To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.
Slue, n.
Definition: See Sloough, 2. [Local]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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