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.
CAPTIVATION
captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination
(noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
fascination, captivation
(noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
captivation (countable and uncountable, plural captivations)
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"ti*va`tion, n. Etym: [L. capticatio.]
Definition: The act of captivating. [R.] The captivation of our understanding. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WINEBERRY
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
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