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.
SPONTOONS
Noun
spontoons
plural of spontoon
Source: Wiktionary
SPONTOON
Spon*toon", n. Etym: [F. sponton, esponton, it. spontone, spuntone.] (Mil.)
Definition: A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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