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.
FERULED
Verb
feruled
simple past tense and past participle of ferule
Source: Wiktionary
FERULE
Fer"ule ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [L. ferula: cf. F. férule. See Ferula.]
Definition: A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
Fer"ule, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Feruling.]
Definition: To punish with a ferule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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