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.
RUBIFY
rubify
(verb) make ruby red
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rubify (third-person singular simple present rubifies, present participle rubifying, simple past and past participle rubified)
(rare, transitive) to make red; to cause to redden
(rare, intransitive) to redden; to become red
• Chaucer
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"bi*fy, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. rubéfier. See Rubific.]
Definition: To redden. [R.] "Waters rubifying." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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