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.
COLLAR
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
collar, leash
(noun) a figurative restraint; “asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market”; “kept a tight leash on his emotions”; “he’s always gotten a long leash”
choker, collar, dog collar, neckband
(noun) necklace that fits tightly around a woman’s neck
collar, neckband
(noun) a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
collar
(noun) a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal’s neck as a harness or to identify it
collar, shoe collar
(noun) the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
collar
(noun) a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
collar
(noun) anything worn or placed about the neck; “the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar”; “a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse”
collar
(noun) (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
(verb) take into custody; “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
collar
(verb) furnish with a collar; “collar the dog”
collar
(verb) seize by the neck or collar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
collar (plural collars)
Anything that encircles the neck.
The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
A chain worn around the neck.
A similar detachable item.
A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
(archaic) A hangman's knot.
A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
(technology) Any encircling device or structure.
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(rail transport) A physical lockout device to prevent operation of a mechanical signal lever.
(architecture) A ring or cincture.
(architecture) A collar beam.
(mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
(in compounds) Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
(botany) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with the esophagus.
(nautical) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
(slang) An arrest.
(finance) A trading strategy using options such that there is both an upper limit on profit and a lower limit on loss, constructed through taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices.
Verb
collar (third-person singular simple present collars, present participle collaring, simple past and past participle collared)
(transitive) To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
(transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one.
(transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
(transitive) To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
(law enforcement, transitive) To arrest.
(figuratively, transitive) To bind in conversation.
(transitive) To roll up (beef or other meat) and bind it with string preparatory to cooking.
(transitive, BDSM) To bind (a submissive) to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
Anagrams
• Caroll
Proper noun
Collar (plural Collars)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Collar is the 16171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1787 individuals. Collar is most common among White (86.07%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Caroll
Source: Wiktionary
Col"lar, n. Etym: [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]
1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cinture. (b) A collar beam.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. Gray.
4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devises to designate their rank or order.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
6. (Mech.)
Definition: A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for rastraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hibing an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
7. (Naut.)
Definition: An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
8. (Mining)
Definition: A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. Raymond. Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply collar.
– Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] Johnson.
– Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders.
– To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. Spenser.
Col"lar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared; p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.]
1. To seize by the collar.
2. To put a collar on. To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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