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.
UNAPPROPRIATE
Etymology
Verb
unappropriate (third-person singular simple present unappropriates, present participle unappropriating, simple past and past participle unappropriated)
(transitive) To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all.
Adjective
unappropriate (comparative more unappropriate, superlative most unappropriate)
Inappropriate; unsuitable.
(obsolete) Not appropriated.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.]
1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.
2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.
Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.]
Definition: To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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