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.
FUNNEL
funnel
(noun) (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
funnel
(noun) a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
funnel, funnel shape
(noun) a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel
(verb) move or pour through a funnel; “funnel the liquid into the small bottle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
funnel (plural funnels)
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
Verb
funnel (third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle funneling or funnelling, simple past and past participle funneled or funnelled)
(transitive) To use a funnel.
(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
(transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
(transitive) To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
Etymology 2
Noun
funnel (plural funnels)
Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”)
Source: Wiktionary
Fun"nel, n. Etym: [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v. t.]
1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.
2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. Funnel box (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. Knight.
– Funnel stay (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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