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.
CHOKEY
chokey, choky
(noun) British slang (dated) for a prison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey)
Reminiscent of choking.
Etymology 2
Noun
chokey (plural chokeys)
(dated, British) prison
(India, historical) A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Chok"y Chok"ey, a.
1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate.
2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. "A deep and choky voice." Aytoun. The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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