Coffee has initially been a food ā 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.
SWEALS
Verb
sweals
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweal
Anagrams
• Lawses, Wassel, awless, swales
Source: Wiktionary
SWEAL
Sweal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swealing.] Etym: [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G. schwelen to burn slowly, schwĆ¼l sultry, Icel. svƦla a thick smoke.]
Definition: To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also swale.] Sir W. Scott.
Sweal, v. t.
Definition: To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing off the hair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; āan estimable young professorā; ātrains ran with admirable precisionā; āhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā
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