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.
DISCOVERT
Etymology
Noun
discovert (plural discoverts)
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
Adjective
discovert (not comparable)
(legal, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cov"ert, a. Etym: [Cf. F. découvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See Discover, Covert.] (Law)
Definition: Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Dis*cov"ert, n.
Definition: An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] At discovert, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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