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.
MAINSAIL
mainsail
(noun) the lowermost sail on the mainmast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mainsail (plural mainsails)
(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
Synonyms
• main (“mainsail”)
Source: Wiktionary
Main"sail`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. [They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40.
Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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