Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
HOPPLING
Verb
hoppling
present participle of hopple
Source: Wiktionary
HOPPLE
Hop"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoppled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoppling.] Etym: [From Hop; cf. Hobble.]
1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse.
2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. Dr. H. More.
Hop"ple, n.
Definition: A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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