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.
COUPES
Noun
coupes
plural of coupe
Source: Wiktionary
COUPE
Cou`pé" (k`p"), n. Etym: [F., fr. coupé, p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice.]
1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.
2. A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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