From my research it was ancient Greece. But not 100 hundred percent true
Loaf is a verb when used in that context, it means to idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering.
Answer:
I'm not sure, but I think he answer is farmers and their immediate family.
Explanation:
I say this because since tobacco was too bulky to carry very far across land, farmers spread out and shipped to England where it was sold to buy goods or to purchase more labor.
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