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.
GNARLED
gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed
(adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; “gnarled and knotted hands”; “a knobbed stick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
gnarled (comparative more gnarled, superlative most gnarled)
Knotty and misshapen.
Made rough by age or hard work.
Synonyms
• gnarly
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1)
Etymology 2
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2)
Anagrams
• Dangler, Glander, Le Grand, Legrand, dangler, rangled
Source: Wiktionary
Gnarled, a.
Definition: Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. Shak.
GNARL
Gnarl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] Etym: [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]
Definition: To growl; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.
Gnarl, n. Etym: [See Gnar, n.]
Definition: a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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