Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
WILLYING
Etymology
Noun
willying (uncountable)
The process of cleansing wool, cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.
Source: Wiktionary
Wil"ly*ing, n.
Definition: The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow. Willying machine. Same as 1st Willow, 2
WILLY
Wil"ly, n. Etym: [Cf. Willow.]
1. A large wicker basket. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. (Textile Manuf.)
Definition: Same as 1st Willow, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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