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.
FIREGUARD
firebreak, fireguard
(noun) a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fireguard (plural fireguards)
A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
Synonyms
• fire screen
• firescreen
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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