Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
COMPOSTED
Verb
composted
simple past tense and past participle of compost
Source: Wiktionary
COMPOST
Com"post, n.Etym: [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus, p. p. See Composite.]
1. A mixture; a compound. [R.] A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. Hammond.
2. (Agric.)
Definition: A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak.
Com"post, v. t.
1. To manure with compost.
2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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