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.
CONDONATION
condonation
(noun) a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
condonation (countable and uncountable, plural condonations)
The condoning of an offence.
The forgiveness of matrimonial infidelity.
(law) a legal defense made when an accuser had forgiven or chosen to ignore an act about which they are legally complaining Wp
Source: Wiktionary
Con`do*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. condonatio a giving away.]
1. The act of condoning or pardoning.
2. (Law)
Definition: Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. Bouvier. Wharton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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