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.
ADULTERINES
Noun
adulterines
plural of adulterine
Anagrams
• neutralised, reinsulated
Source: Wiktionary
ADULTERINE
A*dul"ter*ine, a.Etym: [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]
Definition: Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds. Adam Smith.
A*dul"ter*ine, n.
Definition: An illegitimate child. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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