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.
OSSIFYING
Verb
ossifying
present participle of ossify
Source: Wiktionary
Os"si*fy`ing, a. (Physiol.)
Definition: Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
OSSIFY
Os"si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying.] Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.
2. Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Ruskin.
Os"si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.)
Definition: To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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