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.
COUTH
couth
(adjective) (used facetiously) refined and well-mannered
couth
(noun) (used facetiously) refinement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
couth (comparative more couth, superlative most couth)
(obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
Antonym: uncouth (obsolete)
(Scotland) Variant of couthie.
Agreeable, friendly, pleasant.
Comfortable; cosy, snug.
Verb
couth
(obsolete except in adjective use) past participle of can
Etymology 2
Adjective
couth (comparative more couth, superlative most couth)
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
Antonym: uncouth
Noun
couth (usually uncountable, plural couths)
Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
(rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
Anagrams
• chout, touch
Source: Wiktionary
Couth (kth), imp. & p. p. of Can. Etym: [See Can, and cf. Uncouth.]
Definition: Could; was able; knew or known; understood. [Obs.] Above all other one Daniel He loveth, for he couth well Divine, that none other couth; To him were all thing couth, As he had it of God's grace. Gower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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