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.
FODDERING
Verb
foddering
present participle of fodder
Noun
foddering (plural fodderings)
The feeding of an animal with fodder.
How many fodderings do you give the cows daily?
Source: Wiktionary
FODDER
Fod"der, n. Etym: [See 1st Fother.]
Definition: A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 [Obs.]
Fod"der, n. Etym: [AS. fdder, fddor, fodder (also sheath case), fr. fda food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. fr, Sw. & Dan. foder. sq. root75. See Food Land cf. Forage, Fur.]
Definition: That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Fod"der, v.t. [imp.& p.p. Foddered (-drd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
Definition: To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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