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.
BRAILING
Verb
brailing
present participle of brail
Source: Wiktionary
BRAIL
Brail, n. Etym: [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr.L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.]
1. (Falconry)
Definition: A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
2. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Brail, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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