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.
UPHEAVE
upheave
(verb) lift forcefully from beneath
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
upheave (third-person singular simple present upheaves, present participle upheaving, simple past uphove or upheaved, past participle uphoven or upheaved)
(transitive) To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
(transitive) To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.
(intransitive) To be lifted up; rise.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*heave", v. t.
Definition: To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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