According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
SHAWING
SHAW
Shaw, n. Etym: [OE. schawe, scha, thicket, grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel. sk.]
1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Burns. Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer. The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.
2. pl.
Definition: The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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