There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
TROWELED
Verb
troweled
(US) simple past tense and past participle of trowel
Source: Wiktionary
Trow"eled.
Definition: Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint. [Written also trowelled.]
TROWEL
Trow"el, n. Etym: [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. þvara, AS. þwiril. Cf. Twirl.]
1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc.
3. (Founding)
Definition: A tool used for smoothing a mold. Trowel bayonet. See Spade bayonet, under Spade.
– Fish trowel. See Fish slice, under Fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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