Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BLACKBAND
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Noun
blackband (plural blackbands)
(mineral) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.
Source: Wiktionary
Black"band`, n. (Min.)
Definition: An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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