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.
EQUIPONDERATED
Verb
equiponderated
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
Source: Wiktionary
EQUIPONDERATE
E`qui*pon"der*ate, v. i. Etym: [Equi- + L. ponderare to weigh. See Ponderate.]
Definition: To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing. Bp. Wilkins.
E`qui*pon"der*ate, v. t.
Definition: To make equal in weight; to counterbalance. "More than equiponderated the declension in that direction." De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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