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.
KINKED
Adjective
kinked (not comparable)
Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
Synonyms
• (bent or twisted into a tight curl): bent, twisted
Verb
kinked
simple past tense and past participle of kink
Anagrams
• dekink, nekkid
Source: Wiktionary
KINK
Kink, n. Etym: [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.
Kink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]
Definition: To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
Kink, n. Etym: [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]
Definition: A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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