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.
FLIPPERS
Noun
flippers
plural of flipper
Source: Wiktionary
FLIPPER
Flip"per, n. Etym: [Cf. Flip, Flippant.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: The hand. [Slang]
FLIP
Flip, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. Flippant.]
Definition: A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
Flip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.]
Definition: To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent. As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones. W. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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