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.
ESQUIMAU
Eskimo, Esquimau
(noun) the language spoken by the Eskimo
Eskimo, Esquimau, Inuit
(noun) a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (‘eaters of raw flesh’) but they call themselves the Inuit (‘the people’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Es"qui*mau, n.; pl. Esquimaux. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Same as Eskimo. It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau can live, a civilized man can live also. McClintock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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22 December 2024
SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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