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.
SOUTHPAW
lefty, left-hander, southpaw
(noun) a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; “their pitcher was a southpaw”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
southpaw (plural southpaws)
(informal, idiom) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
(sports) A left-handed pitcher.
A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
Synonyms
• (one who is left-handed): left-hander, lefty
Source: Wiktionary
South"paw`, a. (Baseball)
Definition: Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]
South"paw`, n.
Definition: A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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