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.
HENPECKING
Verb
henpecking
present participle of henpeck
Noun
henpecking (countable and uncountable, plural henpeckings)
An instance of somebody being henpecked; nagging.
Source: Wiktionary
HENPECK
Hen"peck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Henpecked; p. pr. & vb. Henpecking.]
Definition: To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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