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.
ASSOILING
Verb
assoiling
present participle of assoil
Source: Wiktionary
ASSOIL
As*soil", v. t. Etym: [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.]
1. To set free; to release. [Archaic] Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. Spenser.
2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.] Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle. Bp. Jewel.
3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic] Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. Dr. H. More. Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. Jer. Taylor.
4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] Spenser. Let each act assoil a fault. E. Arnold.
5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.] She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. Spenser.
As*soil", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad- + soil.]
Definition: To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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