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Coffee grounds   /kˈɑfi graʊndz/   Listen
Coffee grounds

noun
1.
The dregs remaining after brewing coffee.






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"Coffee grounds" Quotes from Famous Books



... mimicked the banjo, "saving in coffee grounds. But my grandfather in his cups see'd one; which brings us to number three in the ...
— At a Winter's Fire • Bernard Edward J. Capes

... food of choice. In worm bins, used grounds are more vigorously devoured than any other substance. If slight odor is a consideration, especially if doing in-the-home vermicomposting, coffee grounds should be incorporated promptly into a pile to avoid the souring that results from vinegar-producing bacteria. Fermenting grounds may also attract harmless fruit flies. Paper filters used to make drip coffee may be put into the heap or worm box where they ...
— Organic Gardener's Composting • Steve Solomon

... to be a big job to haul prune pits and coffee grounds away from Paul's camps. It required a big crew of men and either Babe or Benny to do the hauling. Finally Paul decided it was cheaper to build new camps and ...
— The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan • W.B. Laughead

... the coffee, but one taste was enough! It was thick with pulverized coffee grounds, it was sickishly sweet, and it was strong and black enough to please the blackest Egyptian who ...
— Patty Blossom • Carolyn Wells

... and the dinner having by this time dwindled down to coffee grounds and cheese crumbs a vote was taken as to ...
— The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary • Anne Warner



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