Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
taffrail
(noun) the railing around the stern of a ship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taffrail (plural taffrails)
(nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
(nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.
(nautical) The deck area at the stern of a vessel.
Source: Wiktionary
Taff"rail, n. Etym: [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.)
Definition: The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.