Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
pintails
plural of pintail
• alpinist, anti-slip, antislip, tailpins, tailspin
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"tail`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.