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.
BONUS
bonus, fillip
(noun) anything that tends to arouse; “his approval was an added fillip”
bonus, incentive
(noun) an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bonus (plural bonuses)
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
(video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
(basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
Verb
bonus (third-person singular simple present bonuses, present participle bonusing, simple past and past participle bonused)
(transitive) To pay a bonus, premium
Anagrams
• Bonsu, bo'sun, bosun, bouns
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"nus, n.; pl. Bonuses (. Etym: [L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier.
2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.
3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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