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.
MADEFY
Verb
madefy (third-person singular simple present madefies, present participle madefying, simple past and past participle madefied)
(transitive, rare) To make wet or moist.
Source: Wiktionary
Mad"e*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Madefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Madefying.] Etym: [Cf. F. madéfier, L. madefacere. See Madefaction.]
Definition: To make wet or moist. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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