According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SPANWORM
Etymology
Noun
spanworm (plural spanworms)
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Source: Wiktionary
Span"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of any geometrid moth, as the cankeworm; a geometer; a measuring worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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