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.
PARTNER
collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner
(noun) an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; “the musician and the librettist were collaborators”; “sexual partners”
partner
(noun) a person who is a member of a partnership
spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
(noun) a person’s partner in marriage
partner
(verb) provide with a partner
partner
(verb) act as a partner; “Astaire partnered Rogers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
partner (plural partners)
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
A member of a business or law partnership.
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Synonyms
• See also associate
• See also spouse
Verb
partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)
To make or be a partner.
To work or perform as a partner.
Source: Wiktionary
Part"ner, n. Etym: [For parcener, influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, the partner of my life. Milton.
2. (Law)
Definition: An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership.
3. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.
Syn.
– Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate.
Part"ner, v. t.
Definition: To associate, to join. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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