Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
OVERRULING
Verb
overruling
present participle of overrule
Noun
overruling (plural overrulings)
The situation where something is overruled.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*rul"ing, a.
Definition: Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence.
– O`ver*rul"ing*ly, adv.
OVERRULE
O`ver*rule", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.]
1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.
3. (Law)
Definition: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
O`ver*rule", v. i.
Definition: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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