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.
COFFLE
Etymology
Noun
coffle (plural coffles)
A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.
Verb
coffle (third-person singular simple present coffles, present participle coffling, simple past and past participle coffled)
(transitive) To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.
Source: Wiktionary
Cof"fle, n. Etym: [Ar. kafala caravan.]
Definition: A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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