Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
DISBURSING
Verb
disbursing
present participle of disburse
Source: Wiktionary
DISBURSE
Dis*burse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbursed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbursing.] Etym: [OF. desbourser, F. débourser; pref. des- (L. dis- ) + bourse purse. See Burse, and cf. Dispurse.]
Definition: To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or treasury. The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues. Macaulay. Disbursing officer, an officer in any department of the public service who is charged with the duty of paying out public money.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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