There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
shrives
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shrive
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Source: Wiktionary
Shrive, v. t. [imp. Shrived or Shrove (; p. p. Shriven or Shrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Shriving.] Etym: [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scrivan to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skriva to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskriban to be troubled. Cf. Shrift, Shrovetide.]
1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent. That they should shrive their parishioners. Piers Plowman. Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech. Shak. Till my guilty soul be shriven. Longfellow.
2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. Get you to the church and shrive yourself. Beau & Fl.
Shrive, v. i.
Definition: To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.