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.
UPEND
upend
(verb) set, turn, or stand on end; “upend the box and empty the contents”
upend
(verb) become turned or set on end; “the airplanes upended”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
upend (third-person singular simple present upends, present participle upending, simple past and past participle upended)
(transitive) To end up; to set on end.
To tip or turn over.
(figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
Anagrams
• end up
Source: Wiktionary
Up*end", v. t.
Definition: To end up; to set on end, as a cask.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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