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.
GYRED
Verb
gyred
simple past tense and past participle of gyre
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Source: Wiktionary
GYRE
Gyre, n. Etym: [L. gyrus, Gr.
Definition: A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.
Gyre, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.]
Definition: To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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