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.
FEINTEST
Adjective
feintest
superlative form of feint: most feint
Source: Wiktionary
FEINT
Feint, a. Etym: [F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.]
Definition: Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.] Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. Locke.
Feint, n. Etym: [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch. Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. Spectator.
2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
Feint, v. i.
Definition: To make a feint, or mock attack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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