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.
SCUFFING
Verb
scuffing
present participle of scuff
Noun
scuffing (plural scuffings)
A scuff mark.
Anagrams
• cuffings
Source: Wiktionary
SCUFF
Scuff, n. Etym: [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.]
Definition: The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton.
Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] Etym: [See Scuffle.]
Definition: To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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