Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GLAIVE
Etymology
Noun
glaive (plural glaives)
(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.
(loosely or poetic, archaic) A sword, particularly a broadsword.
Anagrams
• Veglia, vagile
Source: Wiktionary
Glaive, n. Etym: [F. glaive, L. gladius; prob. akin to E. claymore. Cf. Gladiator.]
1. A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. Wilhelm.
2. A sword; -- used poetically and loosely. The glaive which he did wield. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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