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.
AWL
awl
(noun) a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
AWL (not comparable)
Alternative form of AWOL (“absent without leave”)
Anagrams
• Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa
Etymology
Noun
awl (plural awls)
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
(entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Anagrams
• Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa
Source: Wiktionary
Awl, n. Etym: [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. , awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. ala, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. ara.]
Definition: A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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