Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
STEENKIRK
Etymology
So named from the defeat of William III by Luxembourg at Steenkerke, August 3, 1692.
Noun
Steenkirk (plural Steenkirks)
(historical) A lace cravat loosely worn.
Source: Wiktionary
Steen"kirk`, Stein"kirk`, n. Etym: [So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.]
Definition: A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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