Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
OVERSHOOTING
Verb
overshooting
present participle of overshoot
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSHOOT
O`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
O`ver*shoot", v. i.
Definition: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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