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.
DISINCLINE
indispose, disincline
(verb) make unwilling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disincline (third-person singular simple present disinclines, present participle disinclining, simple past and past participle disinclined)
(transitive) To make reluctant; to lessen the inclination of.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*cline", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinclining.]
Definition: To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate. Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the Queen. Clarendon. To social scenes by nature disinclined. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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