Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
deports
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deport
• desport, red tops, red-tops, redtops, sported, spot-red
Source: Wiktionary
De*port", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n. Deporting.] Etym: [F. déporter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.]
1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment. He told us he had been deported to Spain. Walsh.
2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. Pope.
De*port", n.
Definition: Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.