According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PALINURUS
Palinurus, genus Palinurus
(noun) type genus of the family Palinuridae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pal`inu"rus, n. Etym: [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Æneas.] (Naut.)
Definition: An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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