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.
CRUSE
cruse
(noun) small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cruse (plural cruses)
(religion or obsolete) A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.
(heraldry) An oil lamp or similar emblem.
Anagrams
• Cures, Sucre, crues, cuers, cures, curse, ecrus, sucre
Proper noun
Cruse
A surname.
Anagrams
• Cures, Sucre, crues, cuers, cures, curse, ecrus, sucre
Source: Wiktionary
Cruse (krs), n. Etym: [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset.]
1. A cup or dish. Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey. 1 Kings xiv. 3.
2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc. So David took . . . the cruse of water. 1 Sam. xxvi. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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