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.
LOCKER
cabinet, locker, storage locker
(noun) a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
footlocker, locker
(noun) a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
locker
(noun) a fastener that locks or closes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
locker (plural lockers)
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books.
(rare) One who locks something.
(automotive) A locking differential.
(historical) A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
Synonyms
• (storage compartment): footlocker
Anagrams
• relock, rockel
Proper noun
Locker (plural Lockers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Locker is the 10987th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2894 individuals. Locker is most common among White (89.18%) individuals.
Anagrams
• relock, rockel
Source: Wiktionary
Lock"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, locks.
2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. Chain locker (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables.
– Davy Jones's locker, or Davy's locker. See Davy Jones.
– Shot locker, a compartment where shot are deposited. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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