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.
IMPAWN
Etymology
Verb
impawn (third-person singular simple present impawns, present participle impawning, simple past and past participle impawned)
(transitive) To place an item into pawn.
(transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
He had to impawn everything he owned just to pay his rent.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pawn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impawned; p. pr. & vb. n. Impawning.] Etym: [Pref. im- + pawn: cf. Empawn.]
Definition: To put in pawn; to pledge. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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