Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
lobsters
plural of lobster
lobsters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lobster
• Bolsters, Strobels, Strobles, bolsters
Source: Wiktionary
Lob"ster, n. Etym: [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. Locust.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and the European lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters. Lobster caterpillar (Zoƶl.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth (Stauropus fagi); -- so called from its form. Lobster louse (Zoƶl.), a copepod crustacean (Nicothoƫ astaci) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster.
Lob"ster, n. Etym: [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. Locust.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and the European lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters. Lobster caterpillar (Zoƶl.), the caterpillar of a European bombycid moth (Stauropus fagi); -- so called from its form. Lobster louse (Zoƶl.), a copepod crustacean (Nicothoƫ astaci) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2025
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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.