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.
DEGREASE
degrease
(verb) remove grease or oil from (a pan)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
degrease (third-person singular simple present degreases, present participle degreasing, simple past and past participle degreased)
(transitive) To remove grease from something.
Source: Wiktionary
De*grease", v. t.
Definition: To remove grease or fatty matter from, as wool or silk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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