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.
HELVE
haft, helve
(noun) the handle of a weapon or tool
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
helve (plural helves)
The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Verb
helve (third-person singular simple present helves, present participle helving, simple past and past participle helved)
(transitive) To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.
Source: Wiktionary
Helve, n. Etym: [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf. OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]
1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.
2. (Iron Working) (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a forge hammer. (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.
Helve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Helved; p. pr. & vb. n. Helving.]
Definition: To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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