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.
AFOOT
afoot
(adjective) traveling by foot; “she was afoot when I saw her this morning”
afoot
(adverb) on foot; walking; “they went to the village afoot”; “quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
afoot (not comparable)
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
On foot. (support of the body, standing)
In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
Adjective
afoot (not comparable)
(predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
Anagrams
• oofta
Source: Wiktionary
A*foot", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + foot.]
1. On foot. We 'll walk afoot a while. Shak.
2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress. The matter being afoot. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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