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.
BONTEBOK
Etymology
Noun
bontebok (plural bonteboks)
A South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
Source: Wiktionary
Bon"te*bok, n. Etym: [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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