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.
LULLING
Verb
lulling
present participle of lull
Source: Wiktionary
LULL
Lull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] Etym: [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.]
Definition: To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet. " To lull him soft asleep." Spenser. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of necessity. Milton.
Lull, v. i.
Definition: To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
Lull, n.
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.
2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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