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.
GULLYING
Verb
gullying
present participle of gully
Source: Wiktionary
GULLY
Gul"ly, n.; pl. Gulles. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain]
Definition: A large knife. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Gul"ly, n.; pl. Gullies. Etym: [Formerly gullet.]
1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] Gully gut, a glutton. [Obs.] Chapman.
– Gully hole, the opening through which gutters discharge surface water.
Gul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gullied; p. pr. & vb. n. Gullying.]
Definition: To wear into a gully or into gullies.
Gul"ly, v. i.
Definition: To flow noisily. [Obs.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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