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.
CONTESSERATION
Etymology
Noun
contesseration (plural contesserations)
(obsolete) A harmonious union.
(obsolete) The act of contracting friendship.
(obsolete) An assemblage.
(obsolete) A collection.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tes`ser*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens).]
Definition: An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [Obs.] That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. Oley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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