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.
BEDEWED
bedewed, dewy
(adjective) wet with dew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bedewed (comparative more bedewed, superlative most bedewed)
Covered with or as if with dew.
Synonyms
• dewy, rorid; see also bedewed
Verb
bedewed
simple past tense and past participle of bedew
Source: Wiktionary
BEDEW
Be*dew", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedewed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedewing.]
Definition: To moisten with dew, or as with dew. "Falling tears his face bedew." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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