Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
TIERCELET
Noun
tiercelet (plural tiercelets)
Alternative form of tercelet
Source: Wiktionary
Tier"cel, Tierce"let, n. Etym: [OE. tercel, tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; -- so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to others, because the male is the third part less than female. Cf. Tercel.] (Falconry)
Definition: The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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