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.
UNBEGUILE
Etymology
Verb
unbeguile (third-person singular simple present unbeguiles, present participle unbeguiling, simple past and past participle unbeguiled)
(transitive) To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`be*guile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + beguile.]
Definition: To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. "Then unbeguile thyself." Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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