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.
BAMBOOZLED
Verb
bamboozled
simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle
Source: Wiktionary
BAMBOOZLE
Bam*boo"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bamboozled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling ( Etym: [Said to be of Gipsy origin.]
Definition: To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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