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.
ACHATE
Ach"ate, n.
Definition: An agate. [Obs.] Evelyn.
A*chate", n. Etym: [F. achat purchase. See Cates.]
1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. pl.
Definition: Provisions. Same as Cates. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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