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.
PRESIDING
Verb
presiding
present participle of preside
Adjective
presiding (not comparable)
Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.
Anagrams
• spidering
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sid"ing,
Definition: a. & n. from Preside. Presiding elder. See under 2d Elder.
PRESIDE
Pre*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Presided; p. pr. & vb. n. Presiding.] Etym: [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to sit: cf. F. présider. See Sit.]
1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy the place of president, chairman, moderator, director, etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer; as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the senate.
2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over. Some o'er the public magazines preside. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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