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.
MANOEUVRES
Noun
manoeuvres
plural of manoeuvre
Verb
manoeuvres
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manoeuvre
Anagrams
• manoeuvers, manœuvers
Source: Wiktionary
MANOEUVRE
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, n. Etym: [F. manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L.manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuvered or Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (, or Manoeuvring (.] Etym: [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See Maneuver, n.]
1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.
2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. t.
Definition: To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
Ma*noeu"vre, n. & v.
Definition: See Maneuver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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