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.
EPICYCLIC
epicyclic, epicyclical
(adjective) of or relating to an epicycle; “epicyclic gear train”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
epicyclic (not comparable)
Of or relating to epicycles.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*cyc"lic, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle. Epicyclic train (Mach.), a train of mechanism in which epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a train of spur wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm, carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center lying in an axis common to the other wheels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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