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.
ALCOHOLICS
Noun
alcoholics
plural of alcoholic
Source: Wiktionary
ALCOHOLIC
Al`co*hol"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. alcolique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
Al`co*hol"ic, n.
1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.
2. pl.
Definition: Alcoholic liquors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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