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.
CHURLISH
churlish
(adjective) having a bad disposition; surly; “churlish as a bear”- Shakespeare
churlish
(adjective) rude and boorish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
churlish (comparative more churlish, superlative most churlish)
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Synonym: rustic
Rude, surly, ungracious. [from late 14th c.]
Synonyms: cross-grained, rude, surly, ungracious
Stingy or grudging.
Synonyms: grudging, illiberal, miserly, niggardly, stingy
(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Source: Wiktionary
Churl"ish, a.
1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. "Churlish benefits." Ld. Burleigh. Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper.
2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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