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.
ATTRAP
Etymology 1
Verb
attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive) To entrap; to ensnare.
Etymology 2
Verb
attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn with trappings; to dress or array.
Source: Wiktionary
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [F. attraper to catch; Ă (L. ad) + trappe trap. See Trap (for taking game).]
Definition: To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.]
Definition: To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.] Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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