The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
SWEEPSTAKE
Etymology
Noun
sweepstake (plural sweepstakes)
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
(US) A prize draw.
Source: Wiktionary
Sweep"stake`, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. Heylin.
2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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