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.
ASTERTS
ASTERT
A*stert, v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten, asturten.]
Definition: To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [Obs.] Spenser.
A*stert", v. i.
Definition: To escape. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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