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.
KOTOWING
Verb
kotowing
present participle of kotow
Source: Wiktionary
KOTOW
Ko*tow", n. Etym: [Chinese, knock head.]
Definition: The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. [China]kowtow S. W. Williams.
Ko*tow", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kotowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Kotowing.]
Definition: To perform the kotow.kowtow
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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