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.
GAMBOLS
Noun
gambols
plural of gambol
Source: Wiktionary
GAMBOL
Gam"bol, n. Etym: [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade, gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F. jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. cam crooked; perh. akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about. Cf. Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.]
Definition: A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. Dryden.
Gam"bol v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamboled, or Gambolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gamboling or Gambolling.]
Definition: To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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