There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
HUCKSTERED
Verb
huckstered
simple past tense and past participle of huckster
Source: Wiktionary
HUCKSTER
Huck"ster, n. Etym: [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h; -- the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk to offer for sale.]
1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. Swift.
2. A mean, trickish fellow. Bp. Hall.
Huck"ster, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. & vb. n. Huckstering.]
Definition: To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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