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.
ROB
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
(verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price
rob
(verb) take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; “The burglars robbed him of all his money”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Rob
A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
(rare compared to the pet form) A surname.
Anagrams
• BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, bor, bro, bro., orb
Etymology 1
Verb
rob (third-person singular simple present robs, present participle robbing, simple past and past participle robbed)
(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
(transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
(transitive, figuratively, used with "of") To deprive (of).
(transitive, slang) To burgle.
(transitive, UK, slang) To steal.
(intransitive) To commit robbery.
(sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
Etymology 2
Noun
rob (uncountable)
The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
Anagrams
• BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, bor, bro, bro., orb
Noun
ROB
(photography) Region of background (in digital images).
Anagrams
• BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, bor, bro, bro., orb
Source: Wiktionary
Rob, n. Etym: [F.; cf. Sp. rob, It. rob, robbo, Pg. robe, arrobe, Ar. rubb, robb, Per. rub.]
Definition: The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar. [Written also rhob, and rohob.]
Rob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Robbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Robbing.] Etym: [OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roub, G. rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. sq. root114. See Reave,and cf. Robe.]
1. To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from. Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish Milton. He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all. Shak. To be executed for robbing a church. Shak.
2. (Law)
Definition: To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear.
3. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight. I never robbed the soldiers of their pay. Shak.
Rob, v. i.
Definition: To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence. I am accursed to rob in that thief's company. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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