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.
DARTROUS
Etymology
Adjective
dartrous (not comparable)
(medicine) Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease called tetter; herpetic.
Source: Wiktionary
Dar"trous, a. Etym: [F. dartreux. See Dartars.] (Med.)
Definition: Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease called tetter; herpetic. Dartroud diathesis, A morbid condition of the system predisposing to the development of certain skin deseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called rheumic diathesis, and hipretism. Piffard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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