There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
FUNNELED
Verb
funneled
simple past tense and past participle of funnel
Source: Wiktionary
FUNNEL
Fun"nel, n. Etym: [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v. t.]
1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.
2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. Funnel box (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. Knight.
– Funnel stay (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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