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.
RETRENCHMENTS
Noun
retrenchments
plural of retrenchment
Source: Wiktionary
RETRENCHMENT
Re*trench"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that Walpole.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
Syn.
– Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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