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.
WOODCHUCK
groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax
(noun) reddish brown North American marmot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
woodchuck (plural woodchucks)
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Synonyms
• (rodent of the family Sciuridae): groundhog, whistle pig, land-beaver, moonack
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"chuck`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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