Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
RASANTE
Ra`sante", a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of raser to graze.] (Fort.)
Definition: Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them. H. L. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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