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.
GANGPLANK
gangplank, gangboard, gangway
(noun) a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gangplank (plural gangplanks)
(nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee Trivia
