There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
FUDDLE
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
(noun) a confused multitude of things
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; “These questions confuse even the experts”; “This question completely threw me”; “This question befuddled even the teacher”
befuddle, fuddle
(verb) make stupid with alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fuddle (third-person singular simple present fuddles, present participle fuddling, simple past and past participle fuddled)
(transitive) To confuse or befuddle.
(transitive) To intoxicate.
(intransitive) To become intoxicated; to get drunk.
Noun
fuddle (countable and uncountable, plural fuddles)
Intoxication.
(uncountable) Intoxicating drink; liquor.
Muddle, confusion.
(UK, dialect, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire) A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck.
Source: Wiktionary
Fud"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p., Fuddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fuddling.] Etym: [Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf. Fuzzle.]
Definition: To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated. [Colloq.] I am too fuddled to take care to observe your orders. Steele.
Fud"dle, v. i.
Definition: To drink to excess. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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