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.
SHUCKS
damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam
(noun) something of little value; “his promise is not worth a damn”; “not worth one red cent”; “not worth shucks”
shucks
(noun) an expression of disappointment or irritation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Interjection
shucks
(colloquial, euphemism) Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment.
(colloquial, possibly vulgar) A bashful expression of thanks.
Noun
shucks
plural of shuck
Verb
shucks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shuck
Proper noun
Shucks
plural of Shuck
Source: Wiktionary
SHUCK
Shuck, n.
Definition: A shock of grain. [Prev.Eng.]
Shuck, n. Etym: [Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.]
1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut.
2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.]
Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Shucking.]
Definition: To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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