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.
UNSTRINGING
Verb
unstringing
present participle of unstring
Source: Wiktionary
UNSTRING
Un*string", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + string.]
1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden.
Definition: Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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