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.
AFFIES
Verb
affies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affy
Source: Wiktionary
AFFY
Af*fy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affied; p. pr. Affying.] Etym: [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. Affiance.]
1. To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]
2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To bind in faith. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.
Af*fy", v. i.
Definition: To trust or confide. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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