Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
STEVEDORING
Verb
stevedoring
present participle of stevedore
Source: Wiktionary
STEVEDORE
Ste"ve*dore`, n. Etym: [Sp. estivador a packer, a stower, fr. estivar to pack, to stow, L. stipare to press, compress, probably akin to E. stiff. See Stiff, Stive to stuff.]
Definition: One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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