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.
BILGING
Verb
bilging
present participle of bilge
Source: Wiktionary
BILGE
Bilge, n. Etym: [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. Belly, Bulge.]
1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
3. Bilge water. Bilge free (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask.
– Bilge pump, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship.
– Bilge water (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.
– Bilge ways, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Bilge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bilged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
2. To bulge.
Bilge, v. t.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).
2. To cause to bulge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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