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.
SECLUDING
Verb
secluding
present participle of seclude
Source: Wiktionary
SECLUDE
Se*clude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.] Etym: [L. secludere, seclusum pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See Close, v. t.]
1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others. Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves. Thomson.
2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] Evelyn.
– Se*clud"ed*ly, adv.
– Se*clud"ed*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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