Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FRANCTIREUR
Franc"-ti`reur", n. [F., fr. franc free + tireur shooter, fr. tirer to shoot.] (Mil.)
Definition: A French partisan soldier, or one belonging to a corps of detached light troops engaged in forays, skirmishes, scouting, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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