Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SWARFING
Verb
swarfing
present participle of swarf
Source: Wiktionary
SWARF
Swarf, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Swerve.]
Definition: To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] "To swarf for very hunger." Sir W. Scott.
Swarf, n. Etym: [Cf. Swerve.]
Definition: The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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