There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SOUGH
sough, purl
(verb) make a murmuring sound; “the water was purling”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
sough (third-person singular simple present soughs, present participle soughing, simple past and past participle soughed)
To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
Synonyms
• See also sough
Noun
sough (plural soughs)
A murmuring sound; rushing, rustling, or whistling sound.
A gentle breeze; a waft; a breath.
A (deep) sigh.
(Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour.
(Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
Etymology 2
Noun
sough (plural soughs)
A small drain; an adit.
Verb
sough (third-person singular simple present soughs, present participle soughing, simple past and past participle soughed)
To drain.
Anagrams
• Hugos
Proper noun
Sough
A hamlet in Kelbrook and Sough parish, Pendle borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD9045).
Anagrams
• Hugos
Source: Wiktionary
Sough, n.
Definition: A sow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sough, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] W. M. Buchanan.
Sough, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. s (in comp.) a rushing sound, or OE. swough, swogh, a sound, AS. sw to rustle. Cf. Surf, Swoon, v. i.]
1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring. The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest. W. Howitt.
2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]
3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Sough, v. i.
Definition: To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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