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.
CHAMPED
Verb
champed
simple past tense and past participle of champ
Source: Wiktionary
CHAMP
Champ, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Champed; p. pr. & vb. n. Champing.] Etym: [Prob, of Scand. orgin; cf. dial. Sw. kämsa to chew with difficulty, champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf. Camp.]
1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be heard. Foamed and champed the golden bit. Dryden.
2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. Steele.
Champ, v. i.
Definition: To bite or chew impatiently. They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit. Hooker.
Champ, Champe, n. Etym: [F. champ, L. campus field.] (Arch.)
Definition: The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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