Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
WHILK
Etymology 1
Noun
whilk (plural whilks)
A kind of mollusk; a whelk.
Etymology 2
Noun
whilk (plural whilks)
The scoter.
Source: Wiktionary
Whilk, n. Etym: [See Whelk a mollusk.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A kind of mollusk, a whelk. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The scoter. [Prov. Eng.]
Whilk, pron.
Definition: Which. [Obs. or Scot.]
Note: Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the Northern dialect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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