Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BASCULES
Noun
bascules
plural of bascule
Anagrams
• subscale
Source: Wiktionary
BASCULE
Bas"cule, n. Etym: [F., a seesaw.]
Definition: In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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