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.
BEDECK
deck, bedight, bedeck
(verb) decorate; “deck the halls with holly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)
(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
Anagrams
• becked
Source: Wiktionary
Be*deck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.]
Definition: To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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