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.
UPHOLSTER
upholster
(verb) provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
upholster (third-person singular simple present upholsters, present participle upholstering, simple past and past participle upholstered)
(transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
Noun
upholster (plural upholsters)
(archaic) An upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.
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Source: Wiktionary
Up*hol"ster, v. t. Etym: [See Upholsterer.]
Definition: To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains.
Up*hol"ster, n.
1. A broker. [Obs.] Caxton.
2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] Strype.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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