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.
BOXHAULS
Verb
boxhauls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
Source: Wiktionary
BOXHAUL
Box"haul`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled.] (Naut.)
Definition: To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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