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.
TYPEWRITER
typewriter
(noun) hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
typewriter (plural typewriters)
A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
(archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
(US, dated, slang) A machine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.
Synonyms
• (one who uses a typewriter): typist
Source: Wiktionary
Type"writ`er, n.
1. An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper.
2. One who uses such an instrument.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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