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.
DUSKEN
Etymology
Verb
dusken (third-person singular simple present duskens, present participle duskening, simple past and past participle duskened)
(transitive) To make dusky or obscure.
(intransitive) To grow or become dusky.
Source: Wiktionary
Dusk"en, v. t.
Definition: To make dusk or obscure. [R.] Not utterly defaced, but only duskened. Nicolls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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