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.
ANKER
Etymology
Noun
anker (plural ankers)
(obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
Anagrams
• Karen, knare, naker, ranke
Source: Wiktionary
An"ker, n. Etym: [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.]
Definition: A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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