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.
MIDS
Etymology 1
Noun
mids
plural of mid
Etymology 2
Noun
mids (uncountable)
(slang) Middle-grade marijuana.
Synonyms
• middies
Coordinate terms
• mersh, regs, schwag
• kine bud, kind bud, KB, KBs
• heads, headies
Anagrams
• DMIs, DSM-I, IMDs, MDIs, MISD, SIMD, dims, misd.
Noun
MIDs
plural of MID
Anagrams
• DMIs, DSM-I, IMDs, MDIs, MISD, SIMD, dims, misd.
Source: Wiktionary
MID
Mid, a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.] Etym: [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. madhya. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean, Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen, Moiety.]
1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. Pope.
2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
3. (Phon.)
Definition: Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), ê (êll), o (old). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
Mid, n.
Definition: Middle. [Obs.] About the mid of night come to my tent. Shak.
Mid, prep.
Definition: See Amid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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