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.
TUMPING
Verb
tumping
present participle of tump
Source: Wiktionary
TUMP
Tump, n. Etym: [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a hillock.]
Definition: A little hillock; a knoll. Ainsworth.
Tump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumping.]
1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel.
2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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