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.
ERRHINES
Noun
errhines
plural of errhine
Source: Wiktionary
ERRHINE
Er"rhine, n. Etym: [Gr. errhin.] (Med.)
Definition: A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe.
– a.
Definition: Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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