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.
TWO
two, ii
(adjective) being one more than one; “he received two messages”
deuce, two
(noun) one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
two, II, deuce
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
two
A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
Describing a set or group with two elements.
Noun
two (plural twos)
The digit/figure 2.
(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
A child aged two.
A playing card featuring two pips.
Anagrams
• OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, owt, tow, wot
Source: Wiktionary
Two, a. Etym: [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. twa, fem. & neut., tw, masc., t, neut.; akin to OFries. tw, masc., twa, fem. & neut., OS. tw, masc., twa, fem., tw, neut., D. twee, OHG. zw, zw, zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tvær, tvau, Sw. två, Dan. to, Goth. twai, tw, twa; Lith. du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dva. Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi-, Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen, Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty, Twice, Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.]
Definition: One and one; twice one. "Two great lights." Gen. i. 16. "Two black clouds." Milton.
Note: Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two- leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two- petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like. One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.
Two, n.
1. The sum of one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects.
2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii. In two, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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