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.
UNEARTH
excavate, unearth
(verb) recover through digging; “Schliemann excavated Troy”; “excavate gold”
unearth
(verb) bring to light; “The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unearth (third-person singular simple present unearths, present participle unearthing, simple past and past participle unearthed)
To drive or draw from the earth.
To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
Synonyms: bring to light, disclose, unfold
To dig up.
Anagrams
• haunter, nauther, unheart, urethan
Source: Wiktionary
Un*earth", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unearthed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unearthing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + earth.]
Definition: To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to unearth a secret. To unearth the roof of an old tree. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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