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.
AUBAINE
Au`baine", n. Etym: [F., fr. aubain an alien, fr. L. alibi elsewhere.]
Definition: Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized. Littré. Droit d'aubaine (, the right, formerly possessed by the king of France, to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was abolished in 1819. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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