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.
LEESE
Proper noun
Leese (plural Leeses)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leese is the 25975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 945 individuals. Leese is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Verb
leese
(obsolete) To lose.
Etymology 2
Verb
leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)
(obsolete) To release, set free.
(obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.
Etymology 3
Verb
leese
(obsolete, transitive) To hurt.
Source: Wiktionary
Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]
Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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