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.
CACODEMON
cacodemon, cacodaemon
(noun) an evil spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cacodemon (plural cacodemons)
An evil or malevolent spirit.
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Antonyms
• (malevolent spirit): agathodemon
Source: Wiktionary
Cac`o*de"mon, n. Etym: [Gr. cacodémon.]
1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. Shak.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The nightmare. Dunaglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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