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.
DROGHER
Etymology
Noun
drogher (plural droghers)
A West Indian coasting vessel, with long masts and lateen sails.
Any small, slow craft, especially for transporting goods to or from shore.
a lumber drogher
Source: Wiktionary
Dro"gher, n. Etym: [Cf. Drag.]
Definition: A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber drogher. [Written also droger.] Ham. Nar. Encyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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