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.
EXCAVATION
mining, excavation
(noun) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
excavation, digging, dig
(noun) the act of digging; “there’s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
excavation
(noun) a hole in the ground made by excavating
dig, excavation, archeological site
(noun) the site of an archeological exploration; “they set up camp next to the dig”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
excavation (countable and uncountable, plural excavations)
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
(countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
(countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
(countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
(uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
(countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`ca*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. excavatio: cf. F. excavation.]
1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A winding excavation." Glover.
3. (Engin.) (a) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel. (b) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity. The delivery of the excavations at a distance of 250 feet. E. L. Corthell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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