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.
ROISTER
carouse, roister, riot
(verb) engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; “They were out carousing last night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)
(intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
(intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.
Synonyms
• (engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior): carouse, revel, riot
• (walk with a swaying motion): swagger
Noun
roister (plural roisters)
(archaic) A roisterer.
Anagrams
• Storrie, Terrios, rioters, storier
Source: Wiktionary
Roist"er, v. i. Etym: [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.]
Definition: To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent. I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. Shak.
Roist"er, n.
Definition: See Roisterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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