Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FORCIPES
Noun
forcipes
plural of forceps
Source: Wiktionary
FORCEPS
For"ceps, n. Etym: [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf. Furnace.]
1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig. Dressing forceps. See under Dressing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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