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.
BURLAP
burlap, gunny
(noun) coarse jute fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burlap (countable and uncountable, plural burlaps)
(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
Synonyms
• (UK) hessian
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"lap, n.
Definition: A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc. [Written also burlaps.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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