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.
GARBAGES
Verb
garbages
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garbage
Noun
garbages pl (plural only)
(India) Garbage; waste; refuse.
Source: Wiktionary
GARBAGE
Gar"bage (; 48), n. Etym: [OE. also garbash, perh. orig., that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. garber to make fine, neat, OHG. garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E. garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, fr. garble; or cf. OF. garbage tax on sheaves, E. garb sheaf.]
Definition: Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Grainger.
Gar"bage, v. t.
Definition: To strip of the bowels; to clean. "Pilchards . . . are garbaged." Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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