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.
CONSECTARY
Etymology
Noun
consectary (plural consectaries)
That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible.
Deduction from premises; a corollary.
(rare, chiefly, archaic) A conclusion of any kind.
Adjective
consectary (not comparable)
Following by consequence; consequent; deducible.
Anagrams
• coancestry
Source: Wiktionary
Con"sec*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. consectarius, fr. consectari to follow after eagerly; con- + sectari to follow eagerly, fr. sequi to follow.]
Definition: Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.] "Consectary impieties." Sir T. Browne.
Con"sec*ta*ry, n.
Definition: That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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