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.
HANKS
Hanks, Tom Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks
(noun) United States film actor (born in 1956)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hanks
plural of hank
Anagrams
• Naskh, Shank, ankhs, khans, shank
Etymology
Proper noun
Hanks
A patronymic surname.
Anagrams
• Naskh, Shank, ankhs, khans, shank
Source: Wiktionary
HANK
Hank, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, hönk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; ar prob. akin to E. hang. See Hang.]
1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
Hank, v. t.
1. Etym: [OE. hanken.]
Definition: To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
2. To form into hanks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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