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.
RESIDE
occupy, reside, lodge in
(verb) live (in a certain place); “She resides in Princeton”; “he occupies two rooms on the top floor”
reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate
(verb) make one’s home in a particular place or community; “may parents reside in Florida”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reside (third-person singular simple present resides, present participle residing, simple past and past participle resided)
To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
To sink; to settle, as sediment.
Anagrams
• desier, desire, eiders, eresid, redies
Source: Wiktionary
Re*side" (r-zd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resided; p. pr. & vb. n. Residing.] Etym: [F. résider, L. residere; pref. re- re- + sedere to sit. See Sit. ]
1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time. At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. Shak. In no fixed place the happy souls reside. Dryden.
2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside. Barrow.
3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] Boyle.
Syn.
– To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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