Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHIEVANCE
Chiev"ance, n. Etym: [OF. chevance property, equiv. To chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See Chevisance.]
Definition: An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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