Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
THOWEL
Etymology
Noun
thowel (plural thowels)
A tholepin in a boat.
A rowlock.
Anagrams
• howlet
Source: Wiktionary
Thow"el, Thowl, n. Etym: [See Thole.] (Naut.) (a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock. I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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