Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HINDERLING
Hind"er*ling, n. Etym: [AS. hinderling one who comes behind his ancestors, fr. AS. hinder behind. See Hinder, a., and cf. Hilding.]
Definition: A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. [Obs.] Callander.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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