The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
UNDERGIRD
undergird, brace up
(verb) make secure underneath; “undergird the ship”
undergird
(verb) lend moral support to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
undergird (third-person singular simple present undergirds, present participle undergirding, simple past and past participle undergirded)
To strengthen, secure, or reinforce by passing a rope, cable, or chain around the underside of an object.
To give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for.
To lend moral support to.
To secure below or underneath.
Synonyms
• shore up
• fortify
• succour
Antonyms
• undermine
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*gird", v. t.
Definition: To blind below; to gird round the bottom. They used helps, undergirding the ship. Acts xxvii. 17.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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