Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ENCRINITES
Noun
encrinites
plural of encrinite
Source: Wiktionary
ENCRINITE
En"cri*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. encrinite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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