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.
BROCKET
brocket
(noun) male red deer in its second year
brocket
(noun) small South American deer with unbranched antlers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Brocket
A city and village in North Dakota.
Etymology
Noun
brocket (plural brockets)
A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil.
Source: Wiktionary
Brock"et, n. Etym: [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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