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.
WITHSTOOD
WITHSTAND
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
(verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
(verb) resist or confront with resistance; “The politician defied public opinion”; “The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear”; “The bridge held”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
withstood
simple past tense and past participle of withstand
Source: Wiktionary
With*stood", imp. & p. p.
Definition: oWithstand.
WITHSTAND
With*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withstood; p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding.] Etym: [AS. wiedhstandan. See With, prep., and Stand.]
Definition: To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. Piers Plowman. I withstood him to the face. Gal. ii. 11. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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