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.
HALLOOED
Verb
hallooed
simple past tense and past participle of halloo
Anagrams
• holloaed
Source: Wiktionary
HALLOO
Hal*loo", n. Etym: [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eala, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.]
Definition: A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton.
Hal*loo", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Halloing.]
Definition: To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.
Hal*loo", v. t.
1. To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
2. To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
Hal*loo", interj. Etym: [OE. halow. See Halloo, n.]
Definition: An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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