Coffee has initially been a food ā 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.
CHAPMAN
chapman
(noun) archaic term for an itinerant peddler
Chapman, John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed
(noun) United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Chapman
An English occupational surname for a merchant.
Etymology
Noun
chapman (plural chapmen)
(obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
Synonym: peddler
(obsolete) A purchaser.
Source: Wiktionary
Chap"man, n.; pl. Chapmen. Etym: [AS. ceƔpman; ceƔp trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. kƶpman, Dan. kiƶpmand, G. kaufmann.f. Chap to cheapen, and see Cheap.]
1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller. [Obs.] The word of life is a quick commodity, and ought not, as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who are unwilling to buy it. T. Fuller.
2. A peddler; a hawker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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