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.
BARLEYCORNS
Noun
barleycorns
plural of barleycorn
Source: Wiktionary
BARLEYCORN
Bar"ley*corn`, n. Etym: [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
2. Formerly , a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch. John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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