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.
ASTRADDLE
astride, astraddle
(adverb) with one leg on each side; “she sat astride the chair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
astraddle (not comparable)
In a straddling position; astride.
Preposition
astraddle
In a straddling position on.
Synonyms
• astraddle of
Source: Wiktionary
A*strad"dle, adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + straddle.]
Definition: In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; as, to sit astraddle a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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