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.
CROSSRUFF
crossruff
(verb) trump alternately in two hands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crossruff (plural crossruffs)
(bridge) A play in which tricks are taken by taking alternate ruffs in each hand
Verb
crossruff (third-person singular simple present crossruffs, present participle crossruffing, simple past and past participle crossruffed)
(bridge) To execute a play of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"ruff` (-rf`), n. (Whist)
Definition: The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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