Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
JACKSNIPES
Noun
jacksnipes
plural of jacksnipe
Source: Wiktionary
JACKSNIPE
Jack"snipe`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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