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.
AWEIGH
aweigh, atrip
(adjective) (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
aweigh
(adjective) (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; “anchors aweigh”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aweigh (not comparable)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
Source: Wiktionary
A*weigh", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + weigh.] (Naut.)
Definition: Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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