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.
COUNTDOWN
countdown
(noun) counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
countdown (plural countdowns)
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
Verb
countdown (third-person singular simple present countdowns, present participle countdowning, simple past and past participle countdowned)
(nonstandard) To count down.
Source: Wiktionary
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