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.
DUROMETER
Noun
durometer (plural durometers)
An instrument used to measure the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of an elastomer, such as rubber. A simple durometer consists of a movable tip on a spring with a dial gauge.
The measurement of the hardness or stiffness of a material, especially of plastic or rubber.
Anagrams
• tremoured
Source: Wiktionary
Du*rom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. durus hard + -meter.]
Definition: An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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