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.
DERELICTION
dereliction
(noun) willful negligence
delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect
(noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; “he inherited his delinquency from his father”; “his derelictions were not really intended as crimes”; “his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dereliction (countable and uncountable, plural derelictions)
Willful neglect of one's duty.
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.
Anagrams
• intercoiled
Source: Wiktionary
Der`e*lic"tion, n. Etym: [L. derelictio.]
1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment. Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other powers. Burke.
2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment. A total dereliction of military duties. Sir W. Scott.
3. The state of being left or abandoned.
4. (Law)
Definition: A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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