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.
INDEMNIFYING
Verb
indemnifying
present participle of indemnify
Source: Wiktionary
INDEMNIFY
In*dem"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.] Etym: [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]
1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure. The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.
2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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