Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
THUDS
Noun
thuds
plural of thud
Source: Wiktionary
THUD
Thud, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.]
Definition: A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth. At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey. At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer. C. Mackay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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