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.
OVERPOISE
Etymology
Noun
overpoise (uncountable)
(chiefly, figurative) That which outweighs; excessive weight.
Verb
overpoise (third-person singular simple present overpoises, present participle overpoising, simple past and past participle overpoised)
(obsolete) To exceed in importance, strength or value.
Synonym: outweigh
(obsolete) To place excessive weight on (someone or something).
Synonym: overburden
(obsolete) To throw (someone or something) off balance.
Synonym: overbalance
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*poise", v. t.
Definition: To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
O"ver*poise`, n.
Definition: Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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