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.
FARROW
farrow, farrowing
(noun) the production of a litter of pigs
farrow, pig
(verb) give birth to (piglets); “sows farrow”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
farrow (plural farrows)
A litter of piglets.
Verb
farrow (third-person singular simple present farrows, present participle farrowing, simple past and past participle farrowed)
To give birth to a (litter of piglets).
Adjective
farrow (not comparable)
(of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.
Proper noun
Farrow
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Far"row, n. Etym: [AS. fearh a little pig; a akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G. fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc,L. porcus, Gr. Pork.]
Definition: A little of pigs. Shak.
Far"row, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Farrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Farrowing.]
Definition: To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. Tusser.
Far"row, a. Etym: [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. färse, AS. fearr bull, G. farre. Cf. Heifer.]
Definition: Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only of cows.
Note: If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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