Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
NODDLED
Verb
noddled
simple past tense and past participle of noddle
Adjective
noddled (not comparable)
(informal) Having a noddle or head.
Source: Wiktionary
NODDLE
Nod"dle, n. Etym: [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]
1. The head; -- used jocosely or contemptuously. Come, master, I have a project in my noddle. L'Estrange.
2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.] For occasion ... turneth a bald noddle, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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