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.
LARRUP
spank, paddle, larrup
(verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
larrup (third-person singular simple present larrups, present participle larrupping or larruping, simple past and past participle larrupped or larruped)
to beat or thrash
Noun
larrup (countable and uncountable, plural larrups)
(countable) A blow or smack.
(uncountable) backchat or rudeness
Synonyms
• (rudeness): backchat, cheek (informal), impertinence, impudence, rudeness
Source: Wiktionary
Lar"rup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larruped; p. pr. & vb. n. Larruping.] Etym: [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh, larp a whip, blow.]
Definition: To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Forby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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