Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ABETTING
ABET
abet
(verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
abetting
present participle of abet
Noun
abetting (plural abettings)
The act of one who abets.
Source: Wiktionary
ABET
A*bet", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abetted; p.pr. & vb.n. Abetting.] Etym: [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. bita to bite, hence to bait, to incite. See Bait, Bet.]
1. To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection. "The whole tribe abets the villany." South. Would not the fool abet the stealth, Who rashly thus exposed his wealth Gay.
2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]. Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. Jer. Taylor.
3. (Law)
Definition: To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
Syn.
– To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at.
A*bet", n. Etym: [OF. abet, fr. abeter.]
Definition: Act of abetting; aid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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