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.
RECOUNT
recount
(noun) an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
recount
(verb) count again; “We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made”
tell, narrate, recount, recite
(verb) narrate or give a detailed account of; “Tell what happened”; “The father told a story to his child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
recount (plural recounts)
Narration, account, description, rendering
Verb
recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)
To tell; narrate; to relate in detail
(dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
Etymology 2
Noun
recount (plural recounts)
A counting again, as of votes.
Verb
recount (third-person singular simple present recounts, present participle recounting, simple past and past participle recounted)
To count again.
Anagrams
• Counter, Cureton, Cutrone, cornute, counter, counter-, countre, trounce
Source: Wiktionary
Re*count" (r*kount"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + count.]
Definition: To count or reckon again.
Re*count", n.
Definition: A counting again, as of votes.
Re*count" (r*kount"), v. t. Etym: [F. raconter to relate, to recount; pref. re- again + ad.) + conter to relate. See Count, v.]
Definition: To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings. Dryden. To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his praises. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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