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.
HOBNOB
hobnob
(verb) rub elbows with; “He hobnobs with the best of society”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hobnob (plural hobnobs)
(obsolete) A toast made while touching glasses together.
A drinking together.
An informal chat.
Verb
hobnob (third-person singular simple present hobnobs, present participle hobnobbing, simple past and past participle hobnobbed)
(intransitive) To drink together.
(intransitive, often derogatory) To associate with in a friendly manner, often with those of a higher class or status.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To have or have not; to give or take.
(intransitive, obsolete) To toast one another by touching glasses. [from early 19th c.]
Synonyms
• fraternize
• rub elbows with, rub shoulders with
Adjective
hobnob (not comparable)
On friendly terms; in friendly association.
Adverb
hobnob (not comparable)
(obsolete) At random; at a venture; hit and miss.
Source: Wiktionary
Hob"nob`, adv. Etym: [AS. habban to have + habban to have not; ne not + habban to have. See Have, and cf. Habnab.]
1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. Shak.
2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) Holinshed.
Hob"nob`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hornobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hornobbing.]
1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also hob-a-nob.]
2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms.
Hob"nob`, n.
Definition: Familiar, social intercourse. W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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