Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ABELITE
A*bel"i*an, A"bel*ite, A`bel*o"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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