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.
CACOLET
Etymology
Noun
cacolet (plural cacolets)
One of a pair of chairs or litters mounted on a pack animal (horse, mule, camel)
A single litter mounted on a pack animal.
Synonyms
• mule chair
• kujawah
Anagrams
• Calcote
Source: Wiktionary
Ca`co*let", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an army.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
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