There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CHOCKABLOCK
Etymology
Adjective
chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
(nautical) (of a ship's hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement is possible, as when the tackle is hauled to the utmost.
(by extension) Jammed tightly together; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed.
Adverb
chockablock (comparative more chockablock, superlative most chockablock)
In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible.
Source: Wiktionary
Chock"a*block, a. (Naut.)
Definition: Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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