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.
ASPHYXIATION
suffocation, asphyxiation
(noun) killing by depriving of oxygen
suffocation, asphyxiation
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
asphyxiation (countable and uncountable, plural asphyxiations)
Death due to lack of oxygen.
An acute lack of oxygen.
Source: Wiktionary
As*phyx`i*a"tion, n.
Definition: The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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