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.
EXHUME
disinter, exhume
(verb) dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exhume (third-person singular simple present exhumes, present participle exhuming, simple past and past participle exhumed)
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
(transitive, figurative) To uncover; to bring to light.
Synonyms
• dig up, disinter, unbury, unearth
Antonyms
• bury, inhume, inter
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*hume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhumed p. pr. & vb. n.. Exhuming.] Etym: [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil: cf. F. exhumer. See Humble.]
Definition: To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter. Mantell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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