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.
NOTCHED
erose, jagged, jaggy, notched, toothed
(adjective) having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched
(adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
notched
simple past tense and past participle of notch
Adjective
notched (comparative more notched, superlative most notched)
Having notches
Synonyms: toothed, serrated, jagged, erose, Thesaurus:notched
Source: Wiktionary
NOTCH
Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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