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.
TRANSFIXING
Verb
transfixing
present participle of transfix
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSFIX
Trans*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfixing.] Etym: [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten. See Fix.]
Definition: To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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