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.
CONTRISTED
Verb
contristed
simple past tense and past participle of contrist
Source: Wiktionary
CONTRIST
Con*trist", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. contrister. See Contristate.]
Definition: To make sad. [Obs.] To deject and contrist myself. Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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