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.
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BERE
Bear, Bere, n. Etym: [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.)
Definition: Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
Bere
Definition: , v. t. Etym: [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Bere
Definition: ,n.See Bear, barley. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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