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.
ENTASIA
Etymology
Noun
entasia
(medicine) tonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus
Anagrams
• anisate, atisane, taenias, tænias
Source: Wiktionary
En*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Entasis.] (Med.)
Definition: Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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