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.
EXCORTICATES
Verb
excorticates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excorticate
Source: Wiktionary
EXCORTICATE
Ex*cor"ti*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. ex out, from + cortex, corticis, bark.]
Definition: To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticate the tree." Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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