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.
GRAINER
Etymology
Noun
grainer (plural grainers)
A knife for taking the hair off skins.
An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
A brush or tool used for such painting.
(rail transportation, US) A type of railroad car that carries grain.
Anagrams
• Garnier, Granier, angrier, earring, rangier, rearing
Source: Wiktionary
Grain"er, n.
1. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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