Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SINECURES
Noun
sinecures
plural of sinecure
Source: Wiktionary
SINECURE
Si`ne*cure, n. Etym: [L. sine without + cura care, LL., a cure. See Cure.]
1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe.
2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay.
Si"ne*cure, v. t.
Definition: To put or place in a sinecure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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