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.
HOIDENING
Verb
hoidening
present participle of hoiden
Source: Wiktionary
HOIDEN
Hoi"den, n. Etym: [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D. heide. See Heathen, Heath.] [Written also hoyden.]
1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] Milton.
2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. H. Kingsley.
Hoi"den, a.
Definition: Rustic; rude; bold. Younq.
Hoi"den, v. i.
Definition: To romp rudely or indecently. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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