Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PITCHPOLE
Etymology
Verb
pitchpole (third-person singular simple present pitchpoles, present participle pitchpoling, simple past and past participle pitchpoled)
(of a boat) To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
• Pitchpoling is the most dangerous way a boat can capsize.
• Pitchpoling occurs when the bow buries itself in the wave ahead while the wave behind lifts the aft section up and over.
Source: Wiktionary
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