Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
tauter
comparative form of taut
• rutate
Source: Wiktionary
Taut, a. Etym: [Dan. tæt; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
2. Sung; close; firm; secure. Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.