There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
whackings
plural of whacking
Source: Wiktionary
Whack"ing, a.
Definition: Very large; whapping. [Colloq.]
Whack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Whacking.] Etym: [Cf. Thwack.]
Definition: To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.] Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow brakes. G. W. Cable.
Whack, v. i.
Definition: To strike anything with a smart blow. To whack away, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to whack away at a log. [Colloq.]
Whack, n.
Definition: A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.