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.
CAROTID
carotid
(adjective) of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carotid (plural carotids)
(anatomy) Any of a number of major arteries in the head and neck.
Synonyms
• carotid artery
Adjective
carotid (not comparable)
Relating to these arteries.
Anagrams
• actroid, arctoid, dartoic
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*rot"id, n. Etym: [Gr. carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)
Definition: One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head.
Note: [See Illust. of Aorta.]
Ca*rot"id, Ca*rot"id*al, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the carotid gland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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