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.
REFUGEE
refugee
(noun) an exile who flees for safety
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
refugee (plural refugees)
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e, a person seeking political asylum.
A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.
A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.
(by extension) A person who flees one place or institution for another.
Verb
refugee (third-person singular simple present refugees, present participle refugeeing, simple past and past participle refugeed)
(transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
Source: Wiktionary
Ref`u*gee" (rf`*j"), n. Etym: [F. réfugié, fr. se réfugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]
1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESURGE
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
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