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.
IRK
gall, irk
(verb) irritate or vex; “It galls me that we lost the suit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)
(transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
Synonyms
• See also annoy
Anagrams
• IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik
Proper noun
Irk
A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.
Anagrams
• IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik
Source: Wiktionary
Irk, v. t. Etym: [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]
Definition: To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present. To see this sight, it irks my very soul. Shak. It irketh him to be here. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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