There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
HOCUSSED
Verb
hocussed
simple past tense and past participle of hocus
Source: Wiktionary
HOCUS
Ho"cus, v. t. Etym: [See Hocus-pocus.]
1. To deceive or cheat. Halliwell.
2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. Dickens.
3. To stupefy with drugged liquor. Thackeray.
Ho"cus, n.
1. One who cheats or deceives. South.
2. Drugged liquor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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