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.
DETUMESCENCE
detumescence
(noun) diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
detumescence (countable and uncountable, plural detumescences)
The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.
Source: Wiktionary
De`tu*mes"cence, n. Etym: [L. detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell.]
Definition: Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [R.] Cudworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee Trivia
