Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SNOWSHOE
snowshoe
(noun) a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
snowshoe
(verb) travel on snowshoes; “After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
snowshoe (plural snowshoes)
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
Synonyms
• web (informal)
Verb
snowshoe (third-person singular simple present snowshoes, present participle snowshoeing, simple past and past participle snowshoed)
(intransitive) To travel using snowshoes.
Etymology
Noun
Snowshoe (plural Snowshoes)
A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail.
Source: Wiktionary
Snow"shoe`, n.
Definition: A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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