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.
COMPTIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
comptible (comparative more comptible, superlative most comptible)
(obsolete) accountable; responsible
(obsolete) sensitive
Source: Wiktionary
Compt"i*ble, a. Etym: [See Compt, v. t.]
Definition: Accountable; responsible; sensitive. [Obs.] I am very comptible even to the least sinister usage. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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