Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SAVAGERIES
Noun
savageries
plural of savagery
Source: Wiktionary
SAVAGERY
Sav"age*ry, n. Etym: [F. sauvagerie.]
1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.
2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.
3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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