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.
CUBITUS
cubitus
(noun) the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti
(noun) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cubitus (plural cubiti)
(archaic) The ulna.
(entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the media and the postcubitus; the vein running along the dorsal edge of the discal cell.
(anatomy) The elbow, or the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
(anatomy) The forearm; the arm from the elbow to fingertip, or the corresponding portion of a jointed limb of an animal that uses the limb for locomotion or grasping.
Synonyms
• (vein of insect wing): Cu
Source: Wiktionary
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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