Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BEWAILING
Verb
bewailing
present participle of bewail
Noun
bewailing (plural bewailings)
The act of one who bewails something.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*wail"ing, a.
Definition: Wailing over; lamenting.
– Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.
BEWAIL
Be*wail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewailing.]
Definition: To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over. Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. Shak.
Syn.
– To bemoan; grieve.
– See Deplore.
Be*wail", v. i.
Definition: To express grief; to lament. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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