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.
UNDERKEEP
Etymology
Verb
underkeep (third-person singular simple present underkeeps, present participle underkeeping, simple past and past participle underkept)
(transitive) To keep under or in subjection; subdue; suppress.
(transitive) To keep or maintain inadequately or below standard.
Noun
underkeep (plural underkeeps)
An underground reserve.
A keep or storage space located beneath the foundation of a structure; cellar.
Any storage space or reservoir placed below another object.
An underkeeper, guardian, or custodian.
Anagrams
• keep under
Source: Wiktionary
Un`der*keep", v. t.
Definition: To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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