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.
BAIRN
bairn
(noun) a child: son or daughter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bairn (plural bairns)
(Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby.
Synonyms
• See also child.
Anagrams
• Brain, Brian, Rabin, abrin, brain, brian
Source: Wiktionary
Bairn, n. Etym: [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran to bear; akin to Icel., OS., &Goth. barn. See Bear to support.]
Definition: A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Has he not well provided for the bairn ! Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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