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.
BESLOBBER
Etymology
Verb
beslobber (third-person singular simple present beslobbers, present participle beslobbering, simple past and past participle beslobbered)
(transitive) To wet, besmear, or befoul with spittle or anything running from the mouth; cover in slobber; bespawl.
(transitive) To slobber over with effusive kisses; praise or flatter fulsomely or in a fulsome manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*slob"ber, v. t.
Definition: To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to beslobber with praise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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