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.
TANKARD
tankard
(noun) large drinking vessel with one handle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From Middle English tan(c)kard(e), denoting 'a large tub for carrying liquid', perhaps related to Dutch tanckaert (Oxford Dictionaries), meaning the same thing, but both of unknown origin.
The notion that the word comes from Tanquard is wholly untenable (see The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources and The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland). Meaning "drinking vessel" is first recorded late 15th century.
Noun
tankard (plural tankards)
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.
Anagrams
• Kandrat
Source: Wiktionary
Tank"ard, n. Etym: [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover. Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the manner of Bacchus. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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