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.
OVERBID
overbid, overcall
(noun) (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent’s bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
overbid
(noun) a bid that is higher than preceding bids
overbid
(verb) bid more than the object is worth
overbid
(verb) to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
overbid (third-person singular simple present overbids, present participle overbidding, simple past and past participle overbid)
(intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
(transitive) To outbid.
(intransitive, card games) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Noun
overbid (plural overbids)
An excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
(card games) The announcement of a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Etymology 2
Verb
overbid
simple past tense and past participle of overbide
Anagrams
• bioderv, verboid
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*bid", v. t.
Definition: To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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