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.
BARWOOD
Etymology
Noun
barwood (usually uncountable, plural barwoods)
The red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
Synonyms
• camwood
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"wood`, n.
Definition: A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gaboon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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