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.
FROCK
dress, frock
(noun) a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
frock
(noun) a habit worn by clerics
frock
(noun) a long, loose outer garment
frock
(verb) put a frock on
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
frock (plural frocks)
A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
A sailor's jersey.
An undress regimental coat.
Verb
frock (third-person singular simple present frocks, present participle frocking, simple past and past participle frocked)
To clothe in a frock.
To make a cleric.
Etymology 2
Noun
frock (plural frocks)
(dialectal) A frog.
Proper noun
Frock (plural Frocks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frock is the 26695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 912 individuals. Frock is most common among White (96.6%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Frock, n. Etym: [F. froc a monk's cowl, coat, garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment;cf. L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid.]
1. A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse hirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their ther clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock.
2. A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord. Frock coat, a body coat for men, usually doublebreasted, the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed on so as to be somewhat full.
– Smock frock. See in the Vocabulary.
Frock, v. t.
1. To clothe in a frock.
2. To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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