Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
THUMBKIN
Etymology
Noun
thumbkin (plural thumbkins)
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
Source: Wiktionary
Thumb"kin, n.
Definition: An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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