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.
ULLAGED
Etymology
Adjective
ullaged (comparative more ullaged, superlative most ullaged)
Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).
Verb
ullaged
simple past tense and past participle of ullage
Source: Wiktionary
ULLAGE
Ul"lage (; 48), n. Etym: [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.)
Definition: The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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