There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PORTAGING
Verb
portaging
present participle of portage
Source: Wiktionary
PORTAGE
Port"age (; 48), n. Etym: [From 2d Port.] (Naut.) (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Port"age, n. Etym: [3d Port.]
Definition: A porthole. [Obs.] Shak.
Por"tage, n. Etym: [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.]
1. The act of carrying or transporting.
2. The price of carriage; porterage. Bp. Fell.
3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Por"tage, v. t. & i.
Definition: To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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