Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
laired (not comparable)
Having a lair.
laired
simple past tense and past participle of lair; mired.
• Adriel, Dariel, LĂ©rida, derail, dialer, earlid, railed, re-laid, redial, relaid
Source: Wiktionary
Lair, n. Etym: [OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger, G. lager couch, lair, OHG. laga, Goth. ligrs, and to E. lie. See Lie to be prostrate, and cf. Layer, Leaguer.]
1. A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast.
2. A burying place. [Scot.] Jamieson.
3. A pasture; sometimes, food. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.