cowboy coffee
n.— «There we made coffee on a gas stove by boiling water and pouring the grounds into the pot. Some referred to it as cowboy coffee, but I thought it was the best cup I’d ever had.» —“Peaceful day amid rumbles” by Carol Ramie Star Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) Oct. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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