Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
STOPCOCKS
Noun
stopcocks
plural of stopcock
Source: Wiktionary
STOPCOCK
Stop"cock`, n.
1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe, etc.
2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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