Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PRESTRICTION
Etymology
Noun
prestriction
(obsolete) obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*stric"tion, n. Etym: [L. praestrictio a binding fast, fr. praestringere. See Pre-, and Stringent.]
Definition: Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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