Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
WINKLING
Verb
winkling
present participle of winkle
Source: Wiktionary
WINKLE
Win"kle, n. Etym: [AS. wincle.] (Zoƶl.) (a) Any periwinkle. Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. canaliculata, and F. carica).
Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex erinaceus). See Illust. of Murex.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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