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.
OVERSHOOTING
Verb
overshooting
present participle of overshoot
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSHOOT
O`ver*shoot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshot; p. pr. & vb. n. Overshooting.]
1. To shoot over or beyond. "Not to overshoot his game." South.
2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. Hartle.
3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. Cowper. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.
O`ver*shoot", v. i.
Definition: To fly beyond the mark. Collier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Coffee Trivia
