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.
PATROLLING
PATROL
patrol, police
(verb) maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
patrolling
present participle of patrol
Noun
patrolling (plural patrollings)
The act of going on patrol.
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• Portingall
Source: Wiktionary
PATROL
Pa*trol", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Patrolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Patrolling.] Etym: [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.]
Definition: To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Pa*trol", v.
Definition: t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
Pa*trol", n. Etym: [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See Patrol, v. i.]
1. (Mil.) (a) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts. (b) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts. (c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
2. Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol. In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations. A. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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