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.
VAGRANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
vagrantly (comparative more vagrantly, superlative most vagrantly)
In a vagrant manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Va"grant*ly, adv.
Definition: In a vagrant manner.
VAGRANT
Va"grant, a. Etym: [Probably fr. OF. waucrant, wacrant, p. p. of waucrer, wacrer, walcrer, to wander (probably of Teutonic origin), but influenced by F. vagant, p. pr. of vaguer to stray, L. vagari. Cf. Vagary.]
1. Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled. That beauteous Emma vagrant courses took. Prior. While leading this vagrant and miserable life, Johnson fell in live. Macaulay.
2. Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar.
Va"grant, n.
Definition: One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. Vagrants and outlaws shall offend thy view. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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