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.
BLACKTAIL
Etymology
Noun
blacktail (plural blacktails)
A fish: the ruff or pope.
The black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) of California and Oregon.
The mule deer of the Rocky Mountains.
Source: Wiktionary
Black"tail`, n. Etym: [Black + tail.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish; the ruff or pope.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The black-tailed deer (Cervus or Cariacus Columbianus) of California and Oregon; also, the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See Mule deer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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