There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
OVERSLAUGH
Etymology
Noun
overslaugh (plural overslaughs)
(US, dialect) A bar in a river.
Verb
overslaugh (third-person singular simple present overslaughs, present participle overslaughing, simple past and past participle overslaughed)
(US, dialect, slang, transitive) To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or impediment.
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*slaugh`, n. Etym: [D. overslag.]
Definition: A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
O`ver*slaugh", v. t. Etym: [D. overslaan.]
Definition: To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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