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.
CEROMA
Ce*ro"ma, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestles were anointed among the ancient Romans.
2. (Anc. Arch.)
Definition: That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cere of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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