Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ruddled
simple past tense and past participle of ruddle
Source: Wiktionary
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Rud"dle, n.
Definition: A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
Rud"dle, n. Etym: [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.)
Definition: A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.