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.
MINISH
Etymology
Verb
minish (third-person singular simple present minishes, present participle minishing, simple past and past participle minished)
(archaic) To lessen or cause to seem to be less.
Synonyms
• (lessen): diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease
Source: Wiktionary
Min"ish, v. t. Etym: [OE. menusen, F. menuiser to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. minutiare, for minutare, fr. L. minutus small. See Minute, a., and cf. Diminish, Minge.]
Definition: To diminish; to lessen. The living of poor men thereby minished. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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