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.
ALGID
algid
(adjective) chilly; “a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
algid (comparative more algid, superlative most algid)
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Anagrams
• Lagid
Source: Wiktionary
Al"gid, a. Etym: [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.]
Definition: Cold; chilly. Bailey. Algid cholera (Med.), Asiatic cholera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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