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.
ADDUCENT
adducent, adductive, adducting
(adjective) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adducent (comparative more adducent, superlative most adducent)
(physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another.
Synonym: adducting
Antonym: abducent
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*du"cent, a. Etym: [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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