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.
SPUDDED
SPUD
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”
spud
(verb) initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; “The well was spudded in April”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
spudded
simple past tense and past participle of spud
Source: Wiktionary
SPUD
Spud, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. spyd a spear.]
1. A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes. My spud these nettles from the stone can part. Swyft.
2. A dagger. [Obs.] olland.
3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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