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.
NESTLINGS
Noun
nestlings
plural of nestling
Source: Wiktionary
NESTLING
Nes"tling. n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.
2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] Bacon.
Nes"tling, a.
Definition: Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
NESTLE
Nes"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling.] Etym: [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] The kingfisher ... nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
Nes"tle, v. t.
Definition: To house, as in a nest.
2. To cherish, as a bird her young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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