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.
SHORTHANDED
Etymology
Adjective
shorthanded (comparative more shorthanded, superlative most shorthanded)
Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
Having less than a quorum.
(team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.
(poker, of a, table) Having fewer than the standard number of players.
Adverb
shorthanded (comparative more shorthanded, superlative most shorthanded)
In a shorthanded manner.
Synonyms
• short-staffed
• understaffed
• undermanned
Verb
shorthanded
simple past tense and past participle of shorthand
Source: Wiktionary
Short`-hand"ed, a.
Definition: Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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