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.
ACUMINATE
acuminate
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
acuminate
(verb) make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acuminate (comparative more acuminate, superlative most acuminate)
Tapering to a point; pointed.
(botany, mycology) Tapering to a long point in concave manner at its apex.
Verb
acuminate (third-person singular simple present acuminates, present participle acuminating, simple past and past participle acuminated)
(transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
(intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
Source: Wiktionary
A*cu"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare to sharpen, fr. acumen. See Acumen.]
Definition: Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
A*cu"mi*nate, v. t.
Definition: To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair." Cowper.
A*cu"mi*nate, v. i.
Definition: To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone of prelacy." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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