According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
CARRONADES
Noun
carronades
plural of carronade
Source: Wiktionary
CARRONADE
Car`ron*ade, n. Etym: [From Carron, in Scotland where it was first made.] (Med.)
Definition: A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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