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.
HIDEBOUND
hidebound, traditionalist
(adjective) stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hidebound (comparative more hidebound, superlative most hidebound)
Bound with the hide of an animal.
(of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
(of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
(of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
(obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
Source: Wiktionary
Hide"bound`, a.
1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. Bacon.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.
4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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