Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
OSTEOPHONE
Os"te*o*phone, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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