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.
HASP
hasp
(noun) a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
hasp
(verb) secure or lock with a hasp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hasp (plural hasps)
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
Alternative form of hesp
An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.
Verb
hasp (third-person singular simple present hasps, present participle hasping, simple past and past participle hasped)
(transitive) To shut or fasten with a hasp.
Anagrams
• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, Shap, haps, pahs, pash, psha
Source: Wiktionary
Hasp, n. Etym: [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. hæpse; akin to G. haspe, häspe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]
1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.
2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.
Hasp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hasping.] Etym: [AS. hæpsian.]
Definition: To shut or fasten with a hasp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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