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.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah
(noun) a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
Bethlehem
(noun) a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Beth"le*hem, n. Etym: [Heb. b house of food; b house + lekhem food, lakham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam.]
1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. Audsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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