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.
ACCUSATION
accusation, charge
(noun) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; “the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving”
accusation, accusal
(noun) a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
The act of accusing.
(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
An allegation.
Synonyms
• allegation
• assertion
• censure
• charge
• crimination
• impeachment
Anagrams
• anacoustic
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`cu*sa"tion, n. Etym: [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L. accusatio, fr. accusare. See Accuse.]
1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense. We come not by the way of accusation To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. Shak.
2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge. [They] set up over his head his accusation. Matt. xxvii. 37.
Syn.
– Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
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