There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SHALLOP
Etymology
Noun
shallop (plural shallops)
(archaic) A kind of light boat; a dinghy. [late 16th C.]
(archaic) A kind of large boat; a sloop.
Source: Wiktionary
Shal"lop, n. Etym: [F. chaloupe, probably from D. sloep. Cf. Sloop.] (Naut.)
Definition: A boat. [She] thrust the shallop from the floating strand. Spenser.
Note: The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from a light canoe up to a large boat with masts and sails.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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