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.
MARTEL
Proper noun
Martel (plural Martels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Martel is the 3925th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9056 individuals. Martel is most common among White (76.46%) and Hispanic/Latino (18.31%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Tramel, armlet, malter, tramel
Etymology
Noun
martel (plural martels)
A hammer, especially a war hammer.
Synonyms
• (medieval hammer-like weapon): pole hammer, war hammer
Verb
martel (third-person singular simple present martels, present participle martelling, simple past and past participle martelled)
(obsolete) To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
Anagrams
• Tramel, armlet, malter, tramel
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"tel, v. i. Etym: [F. marteler, fr. martel, marteau, hammer, a dim. fr. L. martulus, marculus, dim. of marcus hammer. Cf. March to step.]
Definition: To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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