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.
UNCOCK
Etymology
Verb
uncock (third-person singular simple present uncocks, present participle uncocking, simple past and past participle uncocked)
To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape)
(transitive) To let down the cock of (a firearm).
Synonym: decock
Antonym: cock
To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cock.]
1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm.
2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.
3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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