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.
HIBERNATES
Verb
hibernates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate
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• Eisenbarth, breathes in, inbreathes
Source: Wiktionary
HIBERNATE
Hi"ber*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal.]
Definition: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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