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.
BUSHIDO
Bushido
(noun) traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bushido (uncountable)
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
Source: Wiktionary
Bu"shi`do` (boo"she`do`), n. [Jap. bu military + shi knight + do way, doctrine, principle.]
Definition: The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of Japan.
Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating spirit, the motor force of our country. Inazo Nitobé.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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