According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
YARDLAND
Etymology
A contraction of yard of land.
Noun
yardland (plural yardlands)
(historical) synonym of virgate.
Source: Wiktionary
Yard"land`, n. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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