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.
PORTERED
Verb
portered
simple past tense and past participle of porter
Adjective
portered (not comparable)
Served by a staff of porters.
Anagrams
• deporter, reported
Source: Wiktionary
PORTER
Por"ter, n. Etym: [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door. See Port a gate.]
Definition: A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. Shak. To him the porter openeth. John x. 3.
Por"ter, n. Etym: [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L. portare. See Port to carry.]
1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.
2. (Forging)
Definition: A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled is hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.
3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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