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.
AVAST
Etymology
Interjection
avast
(nautical) hold fast!; desist!; stay!.
(slang, in imitation of pirates) listen!; pay attention!
Usage notes
• “Avast hauling!” (meaning, “stop hauling”) is (or was, in 1950) still commonly used in U.S. Navy deck operations.
• The slang use in imitation of pirate talk is based on a misconstruction of the meaning. If uttered by a historical sailor, the meaning of the sentence “Avast, ye landlubbers” would have been, “Desist, you novice seamen”.
Synonyms
• (hold fast): See Thesaurus:avast
• (pay attention): See Thesaurus:heads up
Anagrams
• Vasta, tavas
Source: Wiktionary
A*vast", interj. Etym: [Corrupted from D. houd vast hold fast. See Hold, v. t., and Fast, a.] (Naut.)
Definition: Cease; stop; stay. "Avast heaving." Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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