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.
COMMIXTURE
mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing
(noun) the act of mixing together; “paste made by a mix of flour and water”; “the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
commixture (countable and uncountable, plural commixtures)
The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mix"ture, n. Etym: [L. commixtura.]
1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy. Bacon.
2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound; a mixture. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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