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.
WAYZGOOSE
Etymology
Disputed; see discussion at Wikipedia.
Noun
wayzgoose (plural wayzgooses)
a holiday or party for the benefit of printers, traditionally held in August
Source: Wiktionary
Wayz"-goose`, n. Etym: [Wase stubble + goose.]
1. A stubble goose. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing office. [Written also way-goose.] [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
21 May 2024
FUDGE
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
Coffee Trivia
