Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
BASEBURNER
Etymology
Noun
baseburner (plural baseburners)
A type of stove that automatically re-adds coal, when needed, to the base using a hopper.
Source: Wiktionary
Base"-burn`er, n.
Definition: A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNDERLAY
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