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.
THILL
thill
(noun) one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thill (plural thills)
One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
(mining) The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.
Anagrams
• illth
Proper noun
Thill (plural Thills)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thill is the 10505th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3055 individuals. Thill is most common among White (93.45%) individuals.
Anagrams
• illth
Source: Wiktionary
Thill, n. Etym: [OE. thille, AS. a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. a plank, planking, a thwart, a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. *236. Cf. Fill a thill, Deal a plank.]
1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
2. (Mining)
Definition: The floor of a coal mine. Raymond. Thill coupling, a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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