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.
ABUSAGE
Etymology
First appeared in the 16th century as a general synonym of abuse, but fell into disuse after just a couple of centuries. The word re-emerged with a new grammar-specific sense after Eric Partridge published a book on grammar titled Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (a pun on "use and abuse") in 1942.
Noun
abusage (countable and uncountable, plural abusages)
(obsolete) Abuse. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
Improper or incorrect use of language. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*bus"age, n.
Definition: Abuse. [Obs.] Whately (1634).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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