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.
UNDERPINNED
UNDERPIN
underpin
(verb) support from beneath
corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
underpinned
simple past tense and past participle of underpin
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERPIN
Un`der*pin", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Underpinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Underpinning.]
1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something underneath for support.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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