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.
JACKAROO
Etymology
Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning ‘wandering white man’.
Noun
jackaroo (plural jackaroos)
(Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.
(Australia) A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
Coordinate terms
• jackarooesse
• jillaroo (“female jackaroo”)
• jilleroo
Verb
jackaroo (third-person singular simple present jackaroos, present participle jackarooing, simple past and past participle jackarooed)
(intransitive) To work as a jackaroo.
Source: Wiktionary
Jack`a*roo", n. Also Jack`e*roo". [Jack + kangaroo.]
Definition: A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life. [Colloq., Australia]
Jack`a*roo", v. i.
Definition: To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq., Australia]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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