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.
BASEBORN
base, baseborn
(adjective) illegitimate
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
(adjective) of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense); “baseborn wretches with dirty faces”; “of humble (or lowly) birth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
baseborn (not comparable)
bastard, illegitimate
Of lowly birth.
Source: Wiktionary
Base"born`, a.
1. Born out of wedlock. Gay.
2. Born of low parentage.
3. Vile; mean. "Thy baseborn heart." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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