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.
OVERWIND
Etymology
Verb
overwind (third-person singular simple present overwinds, present participle overwinding, simple past and past participle overwound)
(transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively.
To twist itself more tightly.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*wind", v. t.
Definition: To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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