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.
BYSTANDER
bystander
(noun) a nonparticipant spectator
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bystander (plural bystanders)
A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator.
Synonym: onlooker
Anagrams
• stander by, stander-by
Source: Wiktionary
By"stand`er, n. Etym: [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.]
Definition: One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.
Syn.
– Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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