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.
DEADLOCKED
deadlocked, stalemated
(adjective) at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; “the chess game ended with white stalemated”; “the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
deadlocked
simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
Source: Wiktionary
DEADLOCK
Dead"lock`, n.
1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward.
2. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. Things are at a deadlock. London Times. The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two. The Century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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