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.
CULLION
Etymology
Noun
cullion (plural cullions)
(obsolete) Testicle.
(obsolete) A vile person.
With base outlandish cullions at his heeles,
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"lion (kl"yn), n. Etym: [OF. couillon, coillon, F. co, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.]
Definition: A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away, base cullions." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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