Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SHAMOYING
Etymology
Noun
shamoying (uncountable)
A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists of frizzing the skin and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, etc.) ordinarily used in tanning.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sha*moy"ing, n. Etym: [See Shammy.]
Definition: A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning.
SHAMOY
Sham"ois, Sham"oy, n.
Definition: See Shammy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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