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.
BINDER
binder, ligature
(noun) something used to tie or bind
binder, ring-binder
(noun) holds loose papers or magazines
binder, reaper binder
(noun) a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
binder
(noun) something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
binder (plural binders)
Someone who binds
Someone who binds books, bookbinder.
A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
(programming) A software mechanism that performs binding.
A dossier.
(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
(chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
(legal) A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.
(mostly, Minnesota) A rubber band.
Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
(molecular biology) protein binder
Synonyms
• (chemical etc.) binding agent
Anagrams
• Birden, bendir, brined, inbred, rebind
Source: Wiktionary
Bind"er, n.
1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.
2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage;
– esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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