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.
CRANKLED
Verb
crankled
simple past tense and past participle of crankle
Source: Wiktionary
CRANKLE
Cran"kle (krn"k'l), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Crinkle.]
Definition: To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks. J. Philips.
Cran"kle, v. i.
Definition: To bend, turn, or wind. Along the crankling path. Drayton.
Cran"kle, n.
Definition: A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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