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.
ANIMUS
animosity, animus, bad blood
(noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
animus (usually uncountable, plural animuses)
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
Synonyms
• bad blood
Anagrams
• A minus, Anusim, amusin', munias, sunami
Source: Wiktionary
An"i*mus, n.; pl. Animi. Etym: [L., mind.]
Definition: Animating spirit; intention; temper. nimus furandi Etym: [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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