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.
CONTUBERNAL
Etymology
Adjective
contubernal (comparative more contubernal, superlative most contubernal)
(obsolete) Living in the same tent.
(rare) Living in close proximity; intimate, familiar.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tu"ber*nal, Con`tu*ber"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent companionship.]
Definition: Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship. Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the Lord, thy King. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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