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.
KITTEN
kitten, kitty
(noun) young domestic cat
kitten
(verb) give birth to kittens; “our cat kittened again this year”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kitten (plural kittens)
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.
A moth of the genus Furcula.
(colloquial) A term of endearment, especially for a woman.
Synonyms
• (young cat): catling (archaic), kit, kitling (archaic), kitty, kitty cat
Verb
kitten (third-person singular simple present kittens, present participle kittening, simple past and past participle kittened)
To give birth to kittens.
Anagrams
• tektin
Source: Wiktionary
Kit"ten, n. Etym: [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf. G.kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim. of chat cat, also E. kitling. See Cat.]
Definition: A young cat.
Kit"ten, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kittened; p. pr. & vb. n. Kittening.]
Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens. Shak. H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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