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.
INTERPELLATE
interpellate
(verb) question formally about policy or government business
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
interpellate (third-person singular simple present interpellates, present participle interpellating, simple past and past participle interpellated)
(obsolete) To interrupt (someone) so as to inform or question (that person about something).
(philosophy) To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).
(transitive, chiefly, politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.
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• pantellerite
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*pel"late, v. t. Etym: [See Interpel.]
Definition: To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AFOREMENTIONED
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; “works of all the aforementioned authors”; “said party has denied the charges”
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