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.
ESTIVATE
estivate, aestivate
(verb) sleep during summer; “certain animals estivate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
estivate (third-person singular simple present estivates, present participle estivating, simple past and past participle estivated)
(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
Anagrams
• aviettes, evitates
Source: Wiktionary
Es"ti*val, a., Es"ti*vate , v. i., Es`ti*va"tion , n.
Definition: Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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