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.
CAUTERANT
cautery, cauterant
(noun) an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cauterant (plural cauterants)
Any cauterizing substance.
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"ter*ant, n.
Definition: A cauterizing substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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