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.
COSSETED
Adjective
cosseted (comparative more cosseted, superlative most cosseted)
Pampered.
Synonyms: spoiled, coddled
Usage notes
The adjective cosseted is frequently written with two T’s: cossetted.
Verb
cosseted
simple past tense and past participle of cosset
Anagrams
• cestodes, codesets
Source: Wiktionary
COSSET
Cos"set (ks"st), n. Etym: [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]
Definition: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Cos"set, v. t.
Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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