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.
FIRELOCK
flintlock, firelock
(noun) a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firelock (plural firelocks)
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark. [from 16th c.]
(historical) A firearm using such a gunlock. [from 17th c.]
Anagrams
• flockier
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"lock`, n.
Definition: An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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