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.
UNBALLASTED
Etymology
Adjective
unballasted (not comparable)
(shipping) not loaded or stabilised with ballast
(figurative) unstable, liable to flounder
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bal"last*ed, a.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. unballast.]
Definition: Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ballasted.]
Definition: Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits. Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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