Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SLAIN
slain
(adjective) killed; āslainā is formal or literary as in āslain warriorsā; āa picture of St. George and the slain dragonā
slain
(noun) people who have been slain (as in battle)
SLAY
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
(verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation; āThe mafia boss ordered his enemies murderedā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
slain
past participle of slay
Noun
slain pl (plural only)
(with "the") Those who have been killed.
Anagrams
• Lains, Lians, anils, lains, nails, nilas, salin, snail
Source: Wiktionary
SLAY
Slay, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.] Etym: [OE. slan, sl, sleen, slee, AS. sleƔn to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sla, D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sla, Dan. slaae, Sw. sl, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer, Sley.]
Definition: To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy. With this sword then will I slay you both. Chaucer. I will slay the last of them with the sword. Amos ix. 1. I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. Shak.
Syn.
– To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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