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.
RANDING
Etymology
Noun
randing (uncountable)
The manufacture or application of rands in shoemaking.
(military) A kind of basketwork used in gabions.
Anagrams
• darning
Source: Wiktionary
Rand"ing, n.
1. (Shoemaking)
Definition: The act or process of making and applying rands for shoes.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A kind of basket work used in gabions.
RAND
Rand, n. Etym: [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.]
1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. Beau. & Fl.
3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand, v. i. Etym: [See Rant.]
Definition: To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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