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.
BENDER
curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
(noun) a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up
(noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
bender
(noun) a tool for bending; “he used pliers as a bender”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bender (plural benders)
One who, or that which, bends.
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
(chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies
(UK, slang) A suspended sentence.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A sixpence.
(obsolete, slang, US) A spree, a frolic.
(obsolete, slang, US) Something exceptional.
Usage notes
In sense “bout of heavy drinking”, usually in form “on a bender”.
Synonyms
• (bout of heavy drinking): binge, spree, toot
• (homosexual man): See Thesaurus:male homosexual
• (shelter): bender tent
Interjection
bender
(obsolete, British slang) Used to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard. [early 19th c.]
(obsolete, British slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically. [early 19th c.]
Synonyms
• (disbelief): See Thesaurus:bullshit
• (sarcasm): I don't think, not
Anagrams
• Berden, berend, rebend
Etymology
Proper noun
Bender
A surname.
Anagrams
• Berden, berend, rebend
Source: Wiktionary
Bend"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, bends.
2. An instrument used for bending.
3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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