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.
AVULSED
Verb
avulsed
simple past tense and past participle of avulse
Adjective
avulsed (not comparable)
(of a piece of flesh or body part) Having been torn off, as in an avulsion.
(of a wound) Having been caused by a piece of flesh or body part being torn off, as in an avulsion.
Source: Wiktionary
AVULSE
A*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]
Definition: To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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