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.
YANK
Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle
(noun) an American (especially to non-Americans)
Yankee, Yank, Northerner
(noun) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
yank, jerk
(verb) pull, or move with a sudden movement; “He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
yank (plural yanks)
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
(slang) A masturbation session.
Synonyms
• (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug
Verb
yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)
(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
(transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.
Synonyms
• (pull with a quick strong action): jerk, tug
• (remove from circulation): pull, recall
Etymology 2
Noun
yank (plural yanks)
(often, derogatory) A Yankee.
Etymology
Noun
Yank (plural Yanks)
(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.
(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, sometimes pejorative) An American: someone from the United States.
Synonyms
• (inhabitant of the USA): American
Source: Wiktionary
Yank, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]
Definition: A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking.]
Definition: To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank, n.
Definition: An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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