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.
CALAMISTRATE
Cal`a*mis"trate, v. i. Etym: [L. calamistratus, curied with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum curling iron, fr. calamus a reed.]
Definition: To curl or friz, as the hair. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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