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.
GRAVID
enceinte, big(p), expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child
(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy; “was big with child”; “was great with child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gravid (comparative more gravid, superlative most gravid)
Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically.
Source: Wiktionary
Grav"id, a. Etym: [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.]
Definition: Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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