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.
FORWARDING
forwarding
(noun) the act of sending on to another destination; “the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically”; “the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department”
forwarding, furtherance, promotion
(noun) the advancement of some enterprise; “his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
forwarding
present participle of forward
Noun
forwarding (plural forwardings)
The act by which something is forwarded.
Source: Wiktionary
For"ward*ing, n.
1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.
2. (Bookbinding)
Definition: The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher.
FORWARD
For"ward, n. Etym: [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.]
Definition: An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.] Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.
For"ward, For"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards.]
Definition: Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.
For"ward, a.
1. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty. Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii. 10. Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. Shak.
3. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years. I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness. T. Arnold.
4. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring. early. The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. Shak.
For"ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forwarded; p.pr. & vb.n. Forwarding.]
1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
2. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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