Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FOREREACH
Etymology
Verb
forereach (third-person singular simple present forereaches, present participle forereaching, simple past and past participle forereached)
(nautical, intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
(nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*reach", v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
Fore*reach", v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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