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.
FLAGELLATES
Verb
flagellates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flagellate
Source: Wiktionary
FLAGELLATE
Flag"el*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p. pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] Etym: [L. flagellatus, p.p. of flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]
Definition: To whip; to scourge; to flog.
Fla*gel"late, a.
1. Flagelliform.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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