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.
DIJUDICATE
Etymology
Verb
dijudicate (third-person singular simple present dijudicates, present participle dijudicating, simple past and past participle dijudicated)
To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ju"di*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dijudicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dijucating.] Etym: [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.]
Definition: To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [R.] Hales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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