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.
UNDERARM
underhand, underhanded, underarm
(adjective) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; “an underhand pitch”; “an underhand stroke”
underarm, underhand
(adverb) with the hand swung below shoulder level; “throwing a ball underarm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
underarm (plural underarms)
The armpit.
(cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
Adjective
underarm (not comparable)
For use under the arm.
Verb
underarm (third-person singular simple present underarms, present participle underarming, simple past and past participle underarmed)
(transitive) To supply with insufficient weaponry.
Anagrams
• Ruderman, unmarred
Source: Wiktionary
Un"der-arm, a. (Cricket)
Definition: Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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