According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
FAIRLEAD
fairlead
(noun) a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship’s rigging to avoid chafing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fairlead (plural fairleads)
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally
Source: Wiktionary
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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