Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SAMSON
bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson
(noun) a large and strong and heavyset man; “he was a bull of a man”; “a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got”
Samson
(noun) (Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sam"son, n.
Definition: An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. Samson post. (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pilar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes. Brande & C. (b) In deepwell boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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