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.
TRAMPING
Verb
tramping
present participle of tramp
Noun
tramping (countable and uncountable, plural trampings)
The act or sound of one who tramps, or walks heavily.
(AU, NZ, uncountable) Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport; hiking
Source: Wiktionary
TRAMP
Tramp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.] Etym: [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape, Trip, v. i., Tread.]
1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]
3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Tramp, v. i.
Definition: To travel; to wander; to stroll.
Tramp, n.
1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. Blackie.
2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.
3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. Sir W. Scott.
4. A tool for trimming hedges.
5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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