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.
AUXILIARY
auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary
(adjective) functioning in a supporting capacity; “the main library and its auxiliary branches”
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
(adjective) furnishing added support; “an ancillary pump”; “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”; “The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”
aide, auxiliary
(noun) someone who acts as assistant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
auxiliary (not comparable)
Helping; giving assistance or support.
Synonyms: ancillary, accessory
Supplementary or subsidiary.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
Synonyms
• (supplementary): accessory
• (having sails and engine): motorsailer
Noun
auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
A marching band colorguard.
Source: Wiktionary
Aux*il"ia*ry, a. Etym: [L. auxiliarius, fr. auxilium help, aid, fr. augere to increase.]
Definition: Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as auxiliary troops. Auxiliary scales (Mus.), the scales of relative or attendant keys. See under Attendant, a.
– Auxiliary verbs (Gram.). See Auxiliary, n., 3.
Aux*il"ia*ry, n.; pl. Auxiliaries (.
1. A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.
2. (Mil.) pl.
Definition: Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in sing.), a member of the allied or subsidiary force.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an auxiliary verb; as, have, be, may, can, do, must, shall, and will, in English; ĂŞtre and avoir, in French; avere and essere, in Italian; estar and haber, in Spanish.
4. (Math.)
Definition: A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formulæ. Math. Dict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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