According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PROTRACTS
Verb
protracts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protract
Source: Wiktionary
PROTRACT
Pro*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr. vb. n. Protracting.] Etym: [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Portray.]
1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war.
2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. Shak.
3. (Surv.)
Definition: To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to retract.
Pro*tract", n. Etym: [L. protractus.]
Definition: Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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