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.
BEGGARLINESS
Etymology
Noun
beggarliness (uncountable)
(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.
Source: Wiktionary
Beg"gar*li*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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