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.
COBBLER
cobbler
(noun) tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
cobbler, shoemaker
(noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cobbler (plural cobblers)
A person who makes and repairs shoes
A person who lays cobbles; a roadworker
A kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, that lacks a crust at the base
(slang, usually, in the plural) A police officer
An alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with sugar and lemon juice
(obsolete) A clumsy workman
Synonyms
• (person who repairs shoes): shoemender, shoe repairer, shoemaker (person making or repairing shoes), cordwainer (archaic; person making shoes from new leather)
• (police officer): see police officer
Anagrams
• clobber
Noun
Cobbler (plural Cobblers)
A person from Northamptonshire (traditionally a centre for shoemaking)
Anagrams
• clobber
Source: Wiktionary
Cob"bler, n.
1. A mender of shoes. Addison.
2. A clumsy workman. Shak.
3. A beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry. Cobbler fish (Zoöl.), a marine fish (Blepharis crinitus) of the Atlantic. The name alludes to its threadlike fin rays.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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