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.
COINCIDE
concur, coincide
(verb) happen simultaneously; “The two events coincided”
coincide
(verb) be the same; “our views on this matter coincided”
coincide, co-occur, cooccur
(verb) go with, fall together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
coincide (third-person singular simple present coincides, present participle coinciding, simple past and past participle coincided)
To occupy exactly the same space.
To occur at the same time.
To correspond, concur, or agree.
Anagrams
• decicoin
Source: Wiktionary
Co`in*cide", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coincided; p. pr. & vb. n. Coinciding.] Etym: [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. coĂŻncider. See Chance, n.]
1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other. If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless. Cheyne.
2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.
3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide. The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often coincide with each other. Watts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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