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.
TRIBLET
Etymology
Noun
triblet (plural triblets)
A tapering cylinder used in metalcraft, usually made of steel, used to expand or measure a ring or hole in another piece of metal up to a desired size.
Synonyms
• mandrel
Anagrams
• blitter, brittle
Source: Wiktionary
Trib"let, Trib"o*let, n.} Etym: [F. triboulet.]
1. A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. Ainsworth.
2. A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in the process of forming tubes. Tomlinson.
3. (Blacksmithing)
Definition: A tapering mandrel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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