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.
KITHING
Verb
kithing
present participle of kithe
Anagrams
• king hit, king-hit
Source: Wiktionary
KITHE
Kithe, v. t. [Obs.]
Definition: See Kythe. Chaucer.
Kythe, Kithe, v. t. [imp. Kydde, Kidde (kîd"de); p. p. Kythed, Kid; p. pr. & vb. n. Kything.] Etym: [OE. kythen, kithen, cu, to make known, AS. c, fr. c known. Uncouth, Ca to be able, and cf. Kith.]
Definition: To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. [Obs: or Scot.] For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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