Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BALISTRARIA
Bal`is*tra"ri*a, n. Etym: [LL.] (Anc. Fort.)
Definition: A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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