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.
LATERALLING
Verb
lateralling
present participle of lateral
Source: Wiktionary
LATERAL
Lat"er*al, a. Etym: [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F.latéral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing. Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.
– Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree. [Obs.]
– Lateral line (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color.
– Lateral pressure or stress (Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.
– Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure.
– Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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