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.
DEBARK
disembark, debark, set down
(verb) go ashore; “The passengers disembarked at Southampton”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)
(transitive) To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.
(intransitive) To disembark.
Etymology 2
Verb
debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)
(transitive, forestry) To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.
Etymology 3
Verb
debark (third-person singular simple present debarks, present participle debarking, simple past and past participle debarked)
(transitive, veterinary medicine) To devocalize (a dog).
Anagrams
• Drabek, barked, bedark, braked
Source: Wiktionary
De"bark", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debarked; p. pr. & vb. n. Debarking.] Etym: [F. débarquer; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + barque. See Bark the vessel, and cf. Disbark.]
Definition: To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put ashore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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