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.
WINDBREAK
windbreak, shelterbelt
(noun) hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
windbreak (plural windbreaks)
(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.
Anagrams
• break wind, break-wind, breakwind
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"-break`, v. t.
Definition: To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. [R.] 'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her. Ford.
Wind"-break`, n.
Definition: A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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