There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
OVERHANDED
overhand, overhanded, overarm
(adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; “an overhand pitch”; “an overhand stroke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
overhanded (not comparable)
Overhand
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Adverb
overhanded (not comparable)
Overhand
Verb
overhanded
simple past tense and past participle of overhand
Source: Wiktionary
OVERHAND
O"ver*hand`, n.
Definition: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
O"ver*hand`, a.
1. (Sewing)
Definition: Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Definition: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
O"ver*hand`, adv.
Definition: In an overhand manner or style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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