Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
hackling
present participle of hackle
• chalking
Source: Wiktionary
Hac"kle, n. Etym: [See Heckle, and cf. Hatchel.]
1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.
4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
Hac"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling.]
1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces. The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 May 2025
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.