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.
DAWK
Etymology 1
Verb
dawk (third-person singular simple present dawks, present participle dawking, simple past and past participle dawked)
(transitive, UK dialectal) To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
(transitive) To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To dig up weeds.
Noun
dawk (plural dawks)
A hollow or crack in timber.
Etymology 2
Noun
dawk (plural dawks)
Alternative form of dak
Source: Wiktionary
Dawk, n.
Definition: See Dak.
Dawk, v. t. Etym: [Prov. E. dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk; cf. OE. dalk a dimple. Cf. Ir. tolch, tollachd, tolladh, a hole, crevice, toll to bore, pierce, W. tyllu.]
Definition: To cut or mark with an incision; to gash. Moxon.
Dawk, n.
Definition: A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber. Moxon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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