Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BETHUMB
Etymology
Verb
bethumb (third-person singular simple present bethumbs, present participle bethumbing, simple past and past participle bethumbed)
(transitive) To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*thumb", v. t.
Definition: To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. Poe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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