Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Pen*i"ble, a. Etym: [OF. penible. Cf. Painable.]
Definition: Painstaking; assidous. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.