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.
EBON
ebon, ebony
(adjective) of a very dark black
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ebon (plural ebons)
(now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
Adjective
ebon (comparative more ebon, superlative most ebon)
(poetic) Made of ebony.
(poetic) Black in colour.
Anagrams
• Beno, Boen, Bone, Bône, bone
Source: Wiktionary
Eb"on, a.
1. Consisting of ebony.
2. Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne. Young.
Eb"on, n.
Definition: Ebony. [Poetic] "Framed of ebon and ivory." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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