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.
WELCH
welsh, welch
(verb) cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Welch
A British and Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
Obsolete spelling of Welsh.
A locale in United States.
A city, the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia; named for Confederate Army captain Isaiah A. Welch.
A town in Oklahoma; named for railroad official K. A. Welch.
A census-designated place in Texas.
Usage notes
The spelling "Welch" for "Welsh" is still used in name of the British regiment the Royal Welch Fusiliers; that spelling was confirmed by Army order.
Etymology
Noun
welch (plural welches)
A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
Verb
welch (third-person singular simple present welches, present participle welching, simple past and past participle welched)
To fail to repay a small debt.
To fail to fulfill an obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
Welch, a.
Definition: See Welsh. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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